Subject: CND (US), March 1, 1991

From: Zuofeng Li <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 1 Mar 91 15:15:55 CST

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1. News Brief...........................................................18
2. Overseas Association on China Energy and Environment Proposed........44
3. CND Q&A COLUMN ON VISA/JOB/LEGAL MATTERS (No. 37)....................83

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1. News Brief...........................................................18
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NAGPS and IFCSS Cooperating on Soviet Delegation Project -- The National
Association of Graduate-Professional Students (NAGPS) and Independent
Federation of Chinese Students and Scholars (IFCSS) are cooperating on a
project to bring a 24-member delegation from the Soviet Union led by Igor
Bogdanov, member of the Supreme Soviet. Of the $34,000 expected expenses,
the IFCSS has pledged $6,000, the majority of which will cover the pocket
cash for the Soviet delegates. Currently, about $9,000 remain to be raised.

Originally, NAGPS agreed to cooperate with IFCSS by extending the official
invitation to the Soviets provided that IFCSS took primary responsibility
for organizing the visit.  However, NAGPS has taken a leadership role in
organizing this project because serious political issues (the student trials
and imprisonments) have required the full attention of IFCSS officers in
Washington in recent weeks. NAGPS expresses hopes that IFCSS will be able
to raise the remaining cash or donations of in-kind services to cover the
$8300 needed to complete this project. (John Capece,<[email-masked]>)

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2. Overseas Association on China Energy and Environment Proposed........44
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>From: Feng An, <[email-masked]>
Date: Wednesday, Feb 27, 1991

A group of students and scholars in the U.S. have proposed to establish
Overseas Association on China Energy and Environment (OACEE). According to
their proposal, this organization will be research-oriented, with the goal
of furthering the understanding and promoting public awareness of an
increasingly important topic not only for China, but the entire world.

Citing the increasing recognition in recent decades that there is a direct
link between the economic well-being of a country and its success in energy
conservation and environmental protection, the proposal points out that, "As
the most populous country in the world, China has a major impact on the
future of a sustainable earth.  The current priorities in China have been on
sustaining economic development and improving the living standards of the
people. This policy has already been affected by the growing gap between
energy supply and demand, and increasing environmental deterioration due to
rapid economic growth. The solution of these two problems will be important
not only for China, but for the future of the planet as well."

"Regardless of the political developments in China, energy and environmental
issues will continue to have a major impact on the well-being of the
nation," the proposal declared, and, "Our aim in establishing OACEE is to
make some contribution in this area, however limited, that would benefit
China, as well as the entire world."

The proposal defines the goals of the OACEE as the following :

1) Facilitate collaboration and the exchange of information, research
methods, and results among the participants of OACEE.

2) Establish a computer network to link participants to each other and to
the OACEE structure.

3) Convene conferences and workshops to share results and invite
distiguished Chinese and international experts.

4) Raising funds to support the OACEE.

5) Produce a newsletter on energy and environmental issues as related to
China and, if possible, edit an annual OACEE report on energy policies and
new technologies.

For more information, contact OACEE at Overseas Assoication on China Energy
and Environment, Mailstop 90-4000, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory (LBL), 1
Cyclotron Road, Berkeley CA 94720. E-mail: [email-masked]

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3. CND Q&A COLUMN ON VISA/JOB/LEGAL MATTERS (No. 37)...................83
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>From: CND Q&A Editor Bo Xiong <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 14 Feb 91

NOTE: All discussions on this column are for readers' information only, one
      should consult his/her lawyer or proper professionals before handling
      his/her own visa/job/legal matters.

I. PRC Passport Holder Who Was Not Born in PRC Avails of Bush'es Order
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Q: From [email-masked]  Fri, 30 Nov 90 12:18:01 CDT

   My younger sister is not borned in China. Since the law of China is that
   unless either one of your parents is a foreign citizen, the children
   remain a Chinese citizen. It is a coincidence that the law of the
   Philippines is that unless one of your parents is a Filipino citizen, you
   shall carry the same nationality of either one of your parents.  She came
   here to the United States since Sept 1989 on a F1 with a PRC passport. She
   never resides permanently in China, although she has been in and out of
   China before she came to the United States. Can she avail of the President
   Bush'es for safe heaven until 1994 if she loses her graduate assistantship
   and has to stop for work for a while?  Her passport is issued by the PRC
   Embassy in the Philippines.

A: She may claim the benefits for PRCers offered in Bush'es order as long as
   she is eligible.  In US INS eyes, anyone who bears PRC passport, no matter
   where the passport is issued, is PRC citizen.

II. How to Correct One's Own Birth Date
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Q: From: [email-masked]	Wed, 26 Dec 90 14:04:52 PDT

   According to the information obtained from earlier CND edition, my sister
   is getting her birth certificate.  However, her birth year on her
   certificate does not match the one on her passport, because her age on
   household registration book (hu4 kou3 ben3) was changed in order to send
   her to school earlier.  Can she change her age here according to the birth
   certificate?  How?

A: She has to contact her area PRC consulate to have the birth date corrected
   on her PRC passport, it's a troublesome process since she needs to provide
   some supporting materials from local authorities in China.  However, US
   INS will recognize the birth date on the notaried certificate in the final
   immigration interview.

III. How to Change One's Own Name Lawfully
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Q: From *****@**.****.vims.edu	Fri Nov 23 08:48:59 1990

   How can one change his/her name leagally?  If he is a PRCer (single or
   married)?  What procedures needs need to go through in USA?

A: If you want to change the name on your passport, you should follow the
   procedure described in above item II. If you just want to change your name
   here in the US, you may change it: 1) when you apply for Social Security
   Card, 2) in the final stage of PR application or 3) when you apply for US
   citizenship, if you choose to do any of those.  And, you can also contact
   a lawyer who may help you to change name lawfully in the US.

IV. Correction on Ex-PRC J-1ers Getting US PR (CND Q&A No.36 & No.45)
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Q: From  [email-masked]> Fri Mar  1 10:04:53 1991

Dear Editor,
   I would simply like to point out that a mistake may have been made in the
answer to Question 2 in the visa/legal matter column. In the answer it is said
that "you must ACTUALLY get the PR BEFORE 01-01-94 in order to validate the
waiver FOREVER (see CND Q&A No.29)". I think the mistake is in 'get the PR'.
According to CND Q&A No. 29, CHANGE OF STATUS is enough to validate the waiver
FOREVER, instead of getting 'PR'.     --  A devoted reader.

A: Editor's response:

Thank you for your kind correction.  Indeed, the language used in the answer
is confusing, which should have been "if you have got the waiver for two-year
rule but now live outside US and apply for PR without entering US, you must
ACTUALLY get the PR BEFORE 01-01-94 in order to validate the waiver FOREVER".

Of course, if one returns to US on a visa (other than J-1) on which the PR can
be granted, AND if she/he has got the waiver in some way before the entering,
then the waiver will be valid forever (Q&A No.29).  Also, the similar mistake
in CND Q&A No.36 Item 1 sould be corrected accordingly.

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