Subject: CND-US, August 26, 1993

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Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1993 23:29:36 -0500

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                         Thursday, August 26, 1993

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1. News Brief (2 Items) ................................................. 25
2. NAFSA Guidelines on J-1 Professor/Researcher Extensions Beyond
   Three Years and Change of Category from Research Scholar to Student .. 60
3. APTSJW to Commemorate 62nd Anniversary of 9.18 Incident ...............48

                     CND-US CSPA Information Exchange
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4. Tables of Contents for Late-Comer Net Newsletters (August 17 & 19) ... 15
5. IFCSS Writes to U.S. State Dept. to Address Concern of Late-Comers ... 65
6. Current Status of CSPA & Visa #'s for PRC - IFCSS NR No. 5038 ....... 105

7. Job Opportunity (4 Items) .............................................96
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[Editors' note: An outdated news item "The Changing World and China -
                Political Science Conference" was erroneously included
                in the August 25's CND-US, we apologize for the mistake.]

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1. News Brief (2 Items) ................................................. 25
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[IFCSS HQ NR 5042, 08/25/93] In order to strengthen the connections between
the IFCSS HQ and the general CSS community, IFCSS's President Lin Changsheng
and Vice-president Shi Heping are planning to visit the local campuses in the
Northeastern states (Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut, New Hampshire)
during the weekend of August 27-30. We hope to meet with local CSS leaders
and students and to listen to their concerns and suggestions about the IFCSS,
to explain the objectives and plans of this term's leadership, to discuss the
issues related to China, U.S.-China relations, and questions about the
implementation of CSPA, and the concerns of late-arriving dependents and late-
comers.  If you want to meet us, please contact the IFCSS HQ at 202-347-0017.
(From: IFCSS HQ <[email-masked]>)

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[soc.culture.china, 08/25/93] Want to sing a song? No matter where are you
from, who are you, as long as you can speak Mandarin, and like to sing,
Chinese Student Choir at Purdue are always welcoming you to join us !! We are
a group of music-lovers (not limiting to students, in fact, although the name
of the Choir is sort of confusing) from Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Malaysia,
Singapore, etc. We get together once a week to sing, to chat, and to have fun.
This Semester, our regular rehearsal is from 7:30-9:30pm, every Saturday; and
we meet at Our Savior Church (300 West Fowler St., West Lafayette, IN; it's
at the crossing of Vine and Fowler, just one block away from Knoy Technology
Building).  For further questions, please e-mail <[email-masked]>

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2. NAFSA Guidelines on J-1 Professor/Researcher Extensions Beyond
   Three Years and Change of Category from Research Scholar to Student .. 60
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>From: Amy Yenkin, Doug Mollenauer, NAFSA Central Office, Mon, 23 Aug 93
Forwarded by: Bo Xiong

NAFSA and USIA recently discussed the criteria for 1) J-1 professor or
researcher extensions beyond three years and 2) change of category from
research scholar to student.  A summary follows.

1. J-1 Professor/Researcher Extension after 3 years:

Since January 1, USIA has received over 200 requests for extensions, and over
70 since March 19.  All have been for researchers except one, for a professor.
The professor extension was granted.  Approximately 95-98% of researcher
extensions requests have been granted.  All requests are reviewed by Bonnie
MaGuire (Exchange Visitor Program office) before a final determination is made.

NAFSA and USIA spoke at length about the criteria used to evaluate extension
requests and how the USIA staff were trained on the new regulations. Basically,
the Exchange Visitor Program staff were instructed that under the new
regulations, the standard for approving extensions is lower, and that not as
much documentation is needed.  The Program staff looks for a letter from the
Chairman or Dean, and from the responsible officer, expressing why the
extension is in the interest of the exchange visitor and the program.  No
extensive documentation is needed unless the sponsor is requesting the entire
three years.  In this case, USIA stated that the extension is more likely to
be denied unless the sponsor can document why three years is needed.

Sponsors might want to consider requesting two years initially but indicating
that there is a chance that the participant will need the extra year after
that. Asking for three years at once seems to trigger a denial unless there is
extensive documentation.

USIA also stated that any requests that say, "If the researcher is not granted
an extension, the project will collapse" are going to be denied. This
indicates to USIA that the researcher is being used for staffing, which is not
in the interest of the exchange visitor program.

2. Change of Category from Research Scholar to Student

Although the regulations state that "change of category requests from research
scholar to student will be evaluated recognizing the fact that in some cases
research skills can be substantially enhanced by doctoral study," USIA has not
changed any of their policies for evaluating requests for change of category
from research scholar to student.

NAFSA firmly believes that the language in the regulations indicates that
changing category from research scholar to student is a legitimate extension
of the program objectives, regardless of whether the participant completes the
original objective.  NAFSA's Government Regulations Advisory Committee will
discuss this with USIA during Fall Leadership Meetings in October.

Of interest is that fact that 85% of the requests for change of category come
from Chinese (PRC) nationals, most of which are denied. The Agency is
currently evaluating their policies vis a vis U.S. foreign policy with China
-- this may have impact future applications for change of category.

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3. APTSJW to Commemorate 62nd Anniversary of 9.18 Incident ...............48
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>From: Ignatius Ding <[email-masked]>   17-AUG-1993
Source: China-Nt <[email-masked]>

Alliance for Preserving the Truth of Sino-Japanese War (APTSJW) is
sponsoring a three-hour Mandarin stage play, Zhong-Guo-Ren (or "Chinese
People") to commemorate the 62nd anniversary of the September 18th Incident-
1931 Japanese Invasion of Manchuria.  There will be two shows in the San
Francisco Bay Area.  The first show will be performed at the Foothill
College theater, 12345 El Monte, Los Altos Hills, at 7:30PM on September
18th (Saturday).  The second show will be at the Parkway Theater, 1834 Park
Blvd., Oakland, at 2:00 PM on September 25th (Saturday).

The play was written by the renowned playwright Prof.  Wang Shenshan and is
directed by an accomplished director/producer, Prof.  Wang Ke.  It is a
story of Chinese families and young Chinese underground fighters in the
occupied territory during World War II.  The show was first introduced to
the Northern California audience 19 years ago when its first edition was
published in Taiwan.  Now it is again offered to the local communities,
including one performance in Sacramento area.  It is directed by one of the
best directors from mainland China.  The show is casted by members of the
Chinese Stage Performance Center (CSPC), a bay area Chinese amateur actors'
group, which has rehearsed for several months for the performance.

Due to the size of the theaters, it will be limited to about 900 tickets for
the first show and 500 tickets for the second show.  Please call or write to
reserve your ticket(s) early if you are interested.  The play is very
educational and informative.  It is highly recommended for those who have
school age children learning mandarin and/or elderly parents in the area.
Donation to fund the performance and other APTSJW projects is suggested to be
$15.00 per ticket.  APTSJW also needs volunteers in Berkeley, Oakland, San
Francisco, and adjacent cities to help distribute the tickets and provide
logistic support at the two shows.  Please contact us if you are willing to
volunteer your service for the good cause.

Contacts: Ms. Cathy Tsang (APTSJW)                            (408) 973-0688
          Ms. Lan Chen (CSPC)                                 (408) 446-4275

          Chinese American Culture Center, Sunnyvale          (408) 747-0394
          Overseas Chinese Student Service Center, Santa Clara(408) 727-2020
          Guo-Y  Daily News/Mandarin Books & Arts, Cupertino  (408) 255-9110
          Apple Tree Book House, Cupertino                    (408) 252-9560
          Lucky 7 Super Market, Milpitas                      (408) 942-1777

          San Francisco Chinese Cultural Service Center       (415) 982-3341
          San Wang Restaurant, San Francisco                  (415) 921-1453
          East Wind Bookstore, San Francisco                  (415) 781-3331
          East Wind Bookstore, Berkeley                       (510) 548-2350

(APTSJW is a non-profitable educational organization with an application of
501(c)(3) status pending. All donations will be tax deductible.)

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4. Tables of Contents for Late-Comer Net Newsletters (August 17 & 19) ... 15
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>From: [email-masked] (Enhua Ed HE)  Date: Thu, 19 Aug 1993

Issue of August 17th, 1993
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1. News from INS
2. Information on EP2, EP3 and CSPA's Effects
3. Part of CND's News on LAD Issues

Issue of August 19th, 1993
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1. A Brief Analysis of Current Situation
2. The Freedom

Comments and Posts: [email-masked];  Sign on/off: [email-masked]

Enhua He, Editor-in-Chief, LCN net

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5. IFCSS Writes to U.S. State Dept. to Address Concern of Late-Comers ... 65
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>From: IFCSS HQ <[email-masked]>  Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1993
Subject: IFCSS addresses concern of new comers (IFCSS NR 5041)

     Today, IFCSS president and vice president sent a letter to Mr.
Michael L. Hancock, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Visa
Services at the Department of State, asking him to order an
assessment of the impact of the CSPA on China's future visa number
availability and give favorable consideration to Chinese students
who arrived in the U.S. after April 11, 1990 in future visa number
allocations.

     The following is the full text of the letter.

08/24/93

The Honorable Michael L. Hancock
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary
Visa Services
Department of State
Washington, DC 20522-0113

Dear Mr. Hancock:

As president and vice president of the Independent Federation of
Chinese Students and Scholars (IFCSS), we are writing to bring to
your attention a potential problem with China's visa number
allocation.

With the implementation of the Chinese Student Protection Act
(CSPA), about 50,000 Chinese nationals and their dependents will be
granted permanent residence status. While the overwhelming majority
is using worldwide quota, a portion of CSPA dependents will have to
use visa numbers from China's employment-based 3rd preference. This
has caused some concern among Chinese students who arrived after
April 11, 1990 and consequently not protected by the CSPA. As these
new-comers constitute half of the Chinese student population, their
concern is understandably also our organization's concern. We would
like to know, as early as possible, how the CSPA will affect those
who will apply for adjustment of status through normal channels.

A large number of Chinese students who arrived after April 11, 1990
participated in demonstrations in Beijing and other cities during
the 1989 prodemocracy movement. However, they are not asking for a
blanket protection; instead, what they want to make sure is that
their chance of immigration through normal channels is not
negatively affected. We would appreciate it if you could instruct
your office staff to conduct, in due course, an assessment of the
impact of the CSPA on China's future quotas. We would also
appreciate it if our concern will be considered in future visa
number allocation.

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Changsheng Lin, IFCSS President

Heping Shi, IFCSS Vice President

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6. Current Status of CSPA & Visa #'s for PRC - IFCSS NR No. 5038 ....... 105
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>From: IFCSS HQ <[email-masked]>  Date: Thu, 19 Aug 1993

     The past weeks have witnessed some confusion over CSPA, which
was due in part to inadequate communication. While some
beneficiaries complained about IFCSS' lack of enthusiasm in further
pursuing the issue, some new-comers (arriving after April 11, 1990)
accused IFCSS of promoting the interests of the early-arriving
students at their expenses. After contacting some representatives
on both sides, IFCSS HQ is convinced that there is no inherent
conflict of interests between the two groups. We reaffirms our
commitment to serving the whole CSS community and we hope that you
will help achieve this end by letting us know exactly what you want
to know and what your concerns are.

     The following information is provided as part of the effort to
dispel confusion and misunderstanding.

     The focus of contention seems to be late-arriving dependents
(LADs). We want to clarify that IFCSS has NEVER lobbied to include
LADs in the employment-based 3rd preference; the U.S. Immigration
Law provides that if the principal files under the 3rd preference,
his/her dependents are eligible to adjust their status using visa
numbers in the same category. In fact, we have recommended that
LADs be allowed to use worldwide quota. Having failed to achieve
that, we asked that they be allowed to adjust their status without
going to a third country. And we partly succeeded in this attempt.

     As for the overall impact of the CSPA on future China quotas,
the current information is not enough to make a precise assessment,
but we can safely predict that after CSPA, the waiting period for
applicants under China's employment-based 3rd preference should be
shorter rather than longer. Back in July, the cutoff date for the
3rd preference was October, 1993; by August, the backlog has
disappeared, which means that visa numbers have become available
for everyone who has applied for 3rd preference through normal
channels.

          We have no way to find out how many late-arriving
dependents have applied, since their applications are filed with
local offices and got mixed up with other applications. However,
according to our survey, the ratio between late-arriving dependents
and principals plus early-arriving dependents are 1:5. Therefore,
the total number of late-arriving dependents should be around
8,000. About half of these dependents are not eligible to file
under the employment-based 3rd preference, because the current
regulations provide that only those who have continuously
maintained lawful status are eligible to apply. So the actual
number of late-arriving dependents who apply should be around
4,000. It is true that applications are still coming in under CSPA,
and yet we should be aware that not all those who have filed will
be approved.

     There was an error in IFCSS News Release No.5033. Late-
arriving dependents are using China's quota, not the worldwide
quota. The wrong information was obtained from an INS officer. At
the time, it happened that both Heping Shi, IFCSS officer in charge
of the CSPA, and Ms. Rita Boie, who is in charge of drafting the
regulations, were out of town. We do apologize for the error.

     To help assess the impact of CSPA on China's employment-based
visa numbers, we contacted Immigrant Visa Control division at
Department of State. We were told that for both August and
September, 1,500 visa numbers would be allocated. A cut-off date
will be set in October or late September, depending on how many
applications INS will process in August and early September. The
next fiscal year starts on Oct. 1, 1993 and ends on September 30,
1994. It is impossible to predict how many visa numbers will be
made available to China's employment-based 3rd preference, for visa
numbers in different categories can roll over to one another. The
total number for China (all categories) for the current fiscal year
is 27,552, but the number for next fiscal year has not been
determined.

     We understand that some new-comers are concerned with the
reports that some LADs are applying under employment-based 2nd
preference and illegal immigrants are also eligible to apply under
the CSPA if they reenter on advanced parole. We wish to point out
that since all the CSPA principals are using the 3rd, it is
impossible for their dependents to have derivative benefits using
the 2nd. Some students must have confused family-based 2nd, for
which LADs are eligible, with employment-based 2nd. As for the
illegal immigrants, INS CSPA Wire #5, which was released on August
13, contained the following instruction:

     "It is clear from the language of the Executive Order that it
     was intended to protect Chinese students and scholars. The
     mandate to facilitate travel was out of concern for the
     necessity of certain of these students and scholars to travel
     abroad in connection with their academic pursuits. It is
     equally clear that the Executive Order's reference to travel
     facilitation was not intended to provide legitimate
     immigration status to those who did not already have such
     status."

     IFCSS is prepared to set up a work committee to address the
concerns of those who are not covered under the CSPA. It is also
willing to provide financial as well as human resource support for
any project that advances the interests of the new-comers. We also
encourage local Chinese student organizations help channel the
opinions of new-comers. Only by maintaining solidarity can we
protect and promote our interests.

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7. Job Opportunity (4 Items) .............................................96
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(1). Two Post-doc Positions in Genetics
     From: <[email-masked]> Wed, 18 Aug 1993

Two post-doc positions are open for studying human Genetics in Harvard
Medical School, Brighum $ Women's Hopspital in Boston. However, one position
is limited to US citizen or green card holder. Both Ph.D. & M.D. are
encouraged to apply. The job involves both molecular biology and cell
biology. For immediate consideration, please send CV to and contact:
      Jing Zhou  M.D. Ph.D.
      Yale University
      BCMM 136
      295 Congress Ave.
      New Haven, CT 06536
      Tel:203-737-4487
      Fax:203-624-8213
      E-mail:[email-masked]
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(2) Four Job Openings in Australia
    Forwarded by: <[email-masked]> 20-AUG-1993
    Source:(Australian) Campus Reviews, Aug.19-25, 1993

---1. Lecturer, mathematics (level A)
      Tenurable, Mount Lawley campus, Edith Cowen University, WA, Australia
      (Ref.A163).  Salary: A$28700-38950

Description: the successful applicant will be  required to have expertise in
either applied statistics or mathematical modelling. Preferences will be
given to applicants who can contribute  to the mathematical and data
modelling research group with a research record in the area. A high degree
is required.

Specific  inquiries  should be addressed to Dr. David McDougall, Mount
Lawley campus, phone on  61 (9) 370 6467.

The selection criteria can be obtained from H.R. Management Div., Edith
Cowen University, Pearson Street, Churchlands, WA 6018 Australia.
Phone: 61-9-3838043 Fax: 61-9-3838760

Application should send to the Director, Div of H.R. of above univeristy by
17 Sept 1993

---2&3. Lecturers in math education (Goroka campus, University of Papua New
        Guinea, Goroka, Papua New Guinea)

a. Lecturer in math education (ref. G/631006/93)

Job description: The appointee will be  responsible for co-ordinating
intensive courses for in-service math teachers, and also write materials for
these courses. The appointee will be  responsible for co-ordinating a  basic
math for teachers course for all entering pre-service students. Experiences
in curriculum development and in-service teaching are therefore essential.
Minimum master level degree.

b. Lecturer in math education (ref.G/661002/93)

The candidate is expected to teach contenyt math courses for future teachers
and to assist with curriculum  dev for new E.Ed courses. Exp in multivariate,
linear algebra, or probability would be an advantage, as would exp in
curriculum/teaching training in developing countries.
Master degree minimum.

Salaries: K25165-K30595 per annum plus 25% gravity

applications should include a full CV, a recent small photograph, and
names/addresses of three referees. The applicants should ask their referees
to send their reports directly  to the university.

Application should be forwarded to the duputy registrar (GTC), PO Box 1078,
Goroka, University of Papua New Gunea by 27 August 1993

---4. Research scientist/engineer (CSIRO, Australia), ref.AS93/6
      Source: The Australian, Aug.1993
              "Temperature Standards"
               Div of Applied Physics, CSIRO, Lindfield, NSW Australia

A$42-65k + superannuation

The div has a group that is responsible for the establishment, maintenance
and dissemination of international temperature standards in australia. This
group is also engaged in research into the improvement of ind processes by
better temperature measurement and application of various aspects of thermal
physics. The div invites expressions of reserach scientist to express
interests to participate in research. The expertise required includ high
level resrach recored in above mentioned area. The div looking for a person
who has high ability in above area, and the ability to initiate new and
innovative research, experimental physical measurement, sound math and
computation skills, leadership skills.

The appointee may be taken in fixed term  or tenure basis.

Before applying contact Mrs Vivien Fellner for a copy of the Duty Statement
and Selection Criteria. Phone: 61-(2) 4137452 Fax: 61(2) 413 7631. Further
info contact Mr Trebor Jones on phone: 61(2)4137765 and Fax: 61(2)4137204.

Applications send to The Chief, CSIRO Div of Applied Physics, PO Box 218
Lindfield NSW 2070 Australia by Sept.30, 1993

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