HAPA-NA cosign the letter addressed to president Obama

January 12, 2011

President Barack H. Obama
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500

Dear President Obama:

As you prepare to welcome China's President Hu Jintao to Washington, we, the undersigned representatives of Taiwanese-American organizations, appeal to you to reaffirm America's support for freedom, democracy and human rights in Taiwan.

We understand that in order to solve many of the world's major problems, the United States needs to engage China. However, such engagement should not be done at the expense of America's core values-freedom, democracy and human rights, as embodied in the nation of Taiwan.

In November 2009, during your visit to Beijing, Chinese leaders asserted that Taiwan was one of China's so-called "core interests." We ask you to remind Mr. Hu that it is a national interest of the United States that the future of Taiwan be resolved peacefully and with the express consent of the people of Taiwan. We also request that you refrain from proffering U.S. respect for China’s "sovereignty and territorial integrity" as China lays specious claim over Taiwan.

We believe that it is in the best interest of the United States to take a clear position on the following issues as well.

We ask you to prod China to dismantle its 1,600 missiles targeted at Taiwan and renounce the threat or use of force against Taiwan. To safeguard Taiwan is to embrace freedom, democracy and human rights. This is the best way to maintain peace and stability in Asia and consistent with the 1979 Taiwan Relations Act. In so doing, America will be looked upon with respect and trust by the multitude of nations in that part of the world.

We also implore you to impress upon the Chinese delegation that it is essential to end Taiwan's international political isolation. Taiwan is a peace-loving country. It is able and willing to carry out United Nations Charter obligations. Taiwan deserves an equal place in the international family of nations, and its people should be fully represented in international organizations such as the U.N. and the World Health Organization.

Thank you for your attention.

Sincerely yours,

1014 Hakka Gathering sponsored by HAPA-NA

Dear all:
HAPA-NA has sponsored 1014 Hakka Gathering.
This Hakka Conference is taken place in Guansi, Hsinchu on 10/14/2010.
It is a Toastmasters Meeting style gathering for our Hakka friends to meet up for lectures sharing and also catch up with each other.
Around 120 attendants from overseas and local Hakka communities in Taiwan. You will find many familiar faces from the following slide show.
The theme for this event: Self Liberation
Featured the keynote speaker: Professor Aquia Tsay
We also invited 2 speakers from HAPA-NA and 2 speakers from local.
The venue is an excellent place that offered by Formosa Black Tea Company (Lou's Family) plus all the voluntary service they have done...

Please enjoy the photos and videos on the following link:
1014 Hakka Gathering

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