************************************************************** IFCSS Headquarters News Release No. 5065 October 1, 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 IFCSS REPORT ON CSPA ==================== Dear CSPA applicants, The IFCSS HQ has just obtained the news from the US State Department and INS that all the visa numbers were used up by September 30. There are approximated 42,000 cases which were approved under CSPA (The detailed number was not available until next week). So most of the CSPA applicants should have already received their approval notice or will receive it in the next few days. For those CSPA applicants who have not filed or filed late, the INS will continue to prove their applications using visa numbers that become immediately available on October 1. This weekend is the holiday weekend for our Chinese community. It is the time to celebrate and for families and friends to get together. The IFCSS wish you the happiest holiday time, and the best for your new future. However, while we celebrate, we should still remember those victims of the 1989 tragedy, and to support this organization that works diligently for the interests of all the Chinese students and scholars in the U.S., and to help those late comers who do not benefit from the CSPA. The IFCSS is in dire financial difficulty, and many of our programs are unable to carry out due to such shortage. Thus the IFCSS HQ courteously asks you personally to donate $20 to our organization. We are aware of the financial difficulties that many of you have encountered in this country. But we can only rely upon you for the livelihood of this organization. Your contribution will be extremely important: half of your contribution will go to the June 4th victims; and the other half will help cover the cost of IFCSS operations. As the CSPA has adequately exhibited, the existence of the IFCSS is important to all of us in the CSS community. If you want to help the June 4th victims, help the IFCSS to overcome its financial difficulty, and help with our programs that will continue to serve you and late-coming Chinese students, please write a check payable to IFCSS, and send it to IFCSS 733 15th Street, N.W. Suite 440 Washington, D.C. 20005 Thank you very much for your help. Sincerely, Lin Changsheng President Shi Heping Vice President ********************************************************************* * 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 * *********************************************************************