Formosa Betrayed DVD Campaign

Here is the final report from Dr. Wen on the Project that led by HAPA-NA member Mr. Edward Lin. Job well done!
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Dear Donors:
Thank you for your support, sending the Formosa-betrayed DVDs, to different Pro-Taiwan groups to promote democracy and freedom. We have purchased a total of 170 copies at a discount rate of 315 NT dollars each. A special negotiation is made with the company that they give additional one copy for every 10 copies purchased.So we get additional 17 copies to be distributed to the donors.
The following is the list of the donors:
Dr. Chan-Chi Lee $100.00 Charles Chung $100.00
Agnes Wu $100.00 Paul Huang $50.00
Cheng-yin Cheng $100.00 Josephine &Thomas $200.00
David Lai $100.00 B-Chen Wen $100.00
Edward Lin $150.00 Yueh Mei Wu $100.00
Mike Kwan $100.00 Shing H. Mei $100.00
James Liang $300.00 Jensen Chung $100.00
Davis &Jocelin Chang $100.00
With a total amount of $1,800.00
The following is the list of distributors we sent the DVDs.
We have tried “Freddy’s group: 逆轉勝 but failed.
IN addition, 野草莓 has no contact person.
So my decision was to send 20 copies to 民進黨青年黨部 so they can distribute DVD to local chapters.

台灣客家社 北社 中社 南社
台灣教授協會 綠色逗陣聯盟 聯合國協進會
日安花蓮協會 台灣醫界聯盟基金會
台灣民主基金會 陳文成基金會 鄭楠榕基金會
台灣基督教長老教會 總會
民進黨中央黨部-民主學院
張秋台校長
Every distributor received a short note as stated below:
敬啟者 您好，我們是一群長年在美國、關心台灣發展的客家族群，期望藉由影片「被出賣的台灣Formosa Betrayed」，來加深台灣人民對台灣的歷史有更正確的認識，在此特別準備了十片DVD公關片，希望能託貴會藉由這些DVD來達到此目標，謝謝您。

北美台灣客家公共事務會 會長 李常吉 贈 聯絡人 溫碧謙 醫師

DVDs: NT $315 x 170 / 30.56 = $ 1752.29
Mailing expense to 14 donors* with delivery confirmation: $ 40.52 dollars
Envelopes plus labels: $ 3.52
Total expense: $ 1796.33 Balance: $ 3.67 (donate to HAPA).

Sincerely submitted B-Chen
* two donors receive 2 copies because of their more than one hundred dollars contribution
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RE: 「被出賣的台灣」DVD寄送名單To: B-Chen Wen

溫醫師您好
附件為共15個單位的簽收單除客社、民進黨青年黨部為20片外，其餘單位各10片，共寄出170片煩請查收（客社因聯絡當天負責小姐請假，由北社代為轉交，兩社在同一辦公室） 皆已去電各單位，確認都有收到DVD，並請各單位待分配方式確認後回mail給您， 另附上我們公司的帳戶，款項的部分再麻煩您處理了如還有其他需要，歡迎與我聯絡，謝謝 best, Elisa 蔡鳳儀 Elisa Tsai SKY DIGI ENTERTAINMENTTel : (886-2) 2231-1010#10Fax : (886-2) 2231-1020M : +886-938-093-2782F., No.18, Ziyou St., Yonghe City, Taipei County 234, Taiwan (R.O.C.)

HAPA-NA Hawaii Cruise Hakka Forum

Dear Members and Hakka friends,

HAPA-NA is honor to sponsor the Hawaii Cruise Hakka Forum. Many thanks to David Lai's effort to organize this event. I think it will be a great addition to the happy Hawaii cruising, I would like to encourage both the HAPA-NA members and Hakka friends, as well as some Taiwanese American from Northern California to participate the meeting and discussion.

The topics are attractive, and the #4. question of how Taiwanese American can contribute to Taiwan is particular brain storming, I think David can lead to discuss this issue well.

Besides, we were also able to have Hakka friends from Taiwan, Mr. Lo and Prof. Vang
to give their speeches, to bring us the first hand political information in Taiwan. Enjoy the conference.

In the past, HAPA-NA also held a general meeting in this kind of summer gathering if we had enough members participated. I had asked David Lai and Ed Lin to help me to hold the meeting in my absence.

I hope every one will have a good time. Under link please see the topics outlined by David to be discussed in forum.

Thank you all.

Chanchi Lee, President 9/25/2010
www. HAPA-NA.blogspot.com

擬定北美臺灣客協『維護臺灣民主制度』主題政論座談會的議題如下： .

1、臺灣與中國關係與維護臺灣民主制度
2、年底五都選舉之趨勢
3、如何結合國內外人力物力在國內開闢媒體客語發言管道藉以促進台灣民主與獨立的發展.
4、海外人士協助臺灣的貢獻方式

北美臺灣客協林敬賢理事(Edward)已另選講題，請期待夏令會主辦單位宣佈大會議程表。)

羅能平／台北
1、台灣政黨發展
2、台灣與中國關係之發展
3、年底五都選舉之趨勢

黃永達／台北
如何結合國內外人力物力在國內開闢媒體客語發言管道
藉以促進台灣民主與獨立的發展
建議:國內外合力促成以下之一或二
1.創辦客語政論雜誌(紙本版電子版)
2.製作政論電視節目(帶狀)
3.製作政論廣播節目(帶狀)

1014 Hakka Gathering

Dear All,

One of the Hapa-na's mission according to by-law is to care about Taiwan's future and help out. So, in Toronto's meeting, summer Last year, we did discuss about how to reach out to our Hakka brethren in Taiwan to communicate and exchange the thought of current situation in Taiwan, and better yet, to arouse their sense and consciousness of democracy, freedom of speech, human right and Taiwan identity.

So, we did it once, 323 Hakka Gathering, 6 months ago with great success and good response.

Now we can do it again on this 10/14, taking the advantage of having 3 Hapa-Na officials in Taiwan at the same time to hold a Hapa-na sponsoring HAKKA gathering/ meeting at Gwansi Hsinchu. We were very happy to invite Prof. Aquia Tsay to be the keynote speaker to talk about Self Liberation, this will be a good subject for Hakka to think about, because our long struggle history. The meeting will be in Hakka Toastmasters format and all attendees will be involved and get chance to speak up. Please check the Agenda of 1014 Hakka Gathering.

If you happen in Taiwan at that time, you are welcome to join the meeting. And please
also encourage your friend or relatives in Taiwan to join. ( Need RSVP to abctea@gmail.com or 626.926-0258 for lunch count ).

Thank you,

Chanchi Lee, Presient 9/19/2010

《還我農地》北美洲台灣客家人共同聲明記者會 (7/30/2010)

Dear All,

Many thanks to James Liang and Southern California Taiwanese Association's help , the Press Conference is very successful. And it showed we, Taiwanese American Hakka's anguish, solidarity, and gut, to call for justice for farmers of our home Town. Please review the under link video and give them a big applaud.
http://www.taiwanenews.com/film/HK20100730.wmv

Thank you,

Chanchi Lee 7/31/2010
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北美洲台灣客家人共同聲明 2010年7月30日　　
我們是一群北美洲台灣人，很多鄉親是來自苗栗，對於故鄉苗栗大埔農田遭政府暴力摧毀的事件，覺得非常痛心與氣憤，謹藉本共同聲明聲援家鄉被欺壓得叫天不應、叫地不靈的農民。　　苗栗縣長劉政鴻以“依法行政”為藉口，在三更半夜出動大批警力，僱用怪手，以暴力的手段破壞即將收成的苗栗大埔良田稻作，用以懲罰或恐嚇尚未同意土地徵收的農民，這種蠻橫的舉動在電視的畫面上實在令人落淚、心驚與憤怒。大埔事件發生以來，自救的農民到處陳情，求救無門。從中央到地方政府，至今都沒有誠信處理這件事。這次事件早先因媒體報章的壓制，後經由網路傳播而引起全國關注、譁然，以至國際報導，都是人民展現力量向無理政府抗議的結果 。三千農民於七一七夜宿凱達格蘭大道，八百萬網民連署聲援，表達民眾對政府的忿怒，然而中央及地方政府竟然無動於衷，令海外鄉親更加憤慨，因此聯合聲明如下：第一、苗栗縣已徵收土地一百餘公頃荒廢不用，却不惜非法暴力摧毀良田恐嚇農民，急於強制完成徵收區區五公頃之農田，大有圖利廠商之嫌，與政府肅貪愛民的宣傳南轅北轍，暴露政府藐視人民欺壓百姓的行為。第二、海外臺灣僑民一致認為正常民主國家地方政府無權使用警察帶領怪手暴力摧毀良田稻作，非法對農民造成財物的損害，地方政府應負法律的責任，中央政府也應連帶負責任，農民應依法訴求國內或國際法院裁判地方及中央政府賠償實際損失、精神損失及處罰性損失(Punitive Damage)。我們支持受害農民們的基本要求，退還原地原屋。第三、我們堅決反對目前正在進行滅農毀地的農業再生條款。此惡法將帶給台灣人民永無再生的滅亡之路，更甚於目前無理徵收農地的惡法。　　這種抗爭將在台灣持續發生，因為不合理的土地徵收條例，破壞台灣的農業及環境，以開發工業區為名，行 圖利財團之實，我們不希望台灣變成工業生產的荒島，我們要求的只是給子孫們留下一個幸福的樂園，假如政府對這個事件無法合理的解決，我們要求我們的鄉親，用選票及其他更有效的抗爭方法，來制裁並表達不滿，以資處罰，還我公道。
北美洲台灣客家公共事務協會會長　李常吉
美洲台灣客家聯合會會長　管光明
南加州台灣客家會
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