************************************************************** IFCSS Headquarters News Release No.5028 July 25, 1993 ************************************************************** Independent Federation of Chinese Students and Scholars (IFCSS) 733 15th Street, N.W., Suite 440, Washington, D.C.20005 Tel. (202)347-0017 Fax: (202)347-0018 Email: ifcss@wam.umd.edu The IFCSS Invited to a Special Event Honoring Han Dongfang ========================================================== On July 20, 1993, the George Meany Memorial Archives held a reception for Mr. Han Dongfang who delivered a speech during the event. Mr. Han was a railway worker and founded the Beijing Workers Autonomous Federation and led the workers' organization in Tiananmen Square in 1989. Earlier the George Meany Memorial Archives contacted the IFCSS HQ and asked the IFCSS to attend the event. Chen Dong, the IFCSS' newly elected board member, went to the event on behalf of the IFCSS. Mr. Han Dongfang was warmly received by the audiance, and delivered a 20 minute speech, which was followed by a brief session for questioning. Mr. Chen Dong met with Hang Dongfang, and introduced to him the constitutional goals of the IFCSS as well as its activities. Mr. Han told Chen Dong that he had known the IFCSS through his personal experience, and that he was assisted in many ways by the organization when he first arrived in the U.S. Mr. Han Dongfang mentioned that he would soon return to China after his illness is cured. Chen Dong wished him well, and both agreed that they should remain in contact. ********************************************************************* * IFCSS Headquarters Office * *-------------------------------------------------------------------* * President: Lin Changsheng Vice President: Shi Heping * *-------------------------------------------------------------------* * PBS-L is IFCSS's news distribution list for individuals. To sign * * on or off from the list, please send email to listserv@ifcss.org * * leave the subject line open and put in the mail body: * * (For signing on) sub PBS-L last name first name * * (For signing off) unsub PBS-L last name first name * * For more information about IFCSS, write to ifcss-info@ifcss.org * *********************************************************************