Board of Directors Meeting Minutes Minutes of 80-20 Initiative Board Meeting Via Email
Date: December 2, 2009 Time: 2:34 PM ET Members Present: Laura Hsu, Beverly Hong, Chenming Hu, Edward Lin, Roy Saigo, Kim Song, Lena Tam, Kathleen To, Joel Wong, S.B. Woo, David Yang, Jing-Li Yu, Charles Zhang
Members Absent: Fel Amistad, Alice Huang, Frank Lee, Yuko Nakanishi, Linden Nishinaga Staff Present: Suzanna Lin
Resolution: Sharing SacrificeWhereas, we the people, must share the burden of our brave soldiers;Whereas, soldiers need ample supplies and increasing national debt is a major concern of the American people; Whereas, the imposition of additional tax seems out of question given the current tough economic times; Whereas; there are those fortunate Americans with financial means who desire to bear their share of our soldiers' burdens; Whereas; the setting up of a webpage urging Asian Americans to be AMONG THE FIRST to voluntarily contribute 1% of their disposable income or $1,000 to the United States government will help advance or resolve the concerns expressed above; and Whereas, a side benefit of this valiant effort is to counter the prejudiced perception that Asian Americans are "perpetual foreigners," which has given impetus to the maintenance of the glass ceiling over Asian Americans in private industries, universities and even the federal government. Be It Therefore Resolved, that 80-20 PAC shall set up a website urging Asian Americans to voluntarily contribute 1% of their disposable income or $1,000 to the United States government to concretely demonstrate shared sacrifice in support of the upcoming surge announced by President Obama. Motion: S. B. Woo moved to adopt the above resolution. Kathleen To seconded the motion.. The motion was approved (11 ayes; 2 nay: Beverly Hong, Lena Tam; 5 not voted).
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