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is pleased to announce two National Merit Scholars as Chang-lin
Tien Memorial Interns for the summer of 2005. Chang-lin Tien was
a key founder of 80-20 and the first Asian Am. to become the president
of a major university, The Univ. of Calif., Berkeley.
The two interns will work from June 1 to August 31. Yiwen "Yvon"
Wang of Princeton University is stationed in Atlanta, GA. Jenny
Qian Jiang of UC Berkeley is stationed in San Jose, CA. Both have
a large number of extracurricular activities, including service
to the Asian American community. They have outstanding scholarly
credentials. 80-20 is delighted that two of the best and the brightest
of our youths are devoting all of their summers in the direction
of public service. In the future, we hope more non-Chinese Americans
will step up to the challenge of the Chang-lin Tien Internship.
Our past interns' experiences speak to the value of the Internship.
Sherry Zhang of NJ, attending Princeton this fall, had 2 interviews
with Voice of America and a L.A. radio station. Denise Wong of
MO, a recent Princeton graduate, wrote several articles for local
press. Paul Jung of L.A., of Bowdoin College, learned the joy
and heartache of organizing the Korean American community.
80-20 believes that organizing is the key to political empowerment.
If the Asian Am. community is to have its share of political clout,
we need youths who know how to organize politically -- cutting
their teeth in the real world.
The Interns will recruit dues-paying members for 80-20 under
semi-weekly supervision. The expectation is for each Intern to
recruit at least 20 members per month. The Memorial fund will
be self perpetuating, thereby providing a lasting memory of Chancellor
Tien. At the same time, the program will provide our youths with
the real world experience of the joy and frustration of organizing
the Asian American community.
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