OCA NEW YORK - Asian Pacific American Advocates
EMBRACING THE HOPES AND ASPIRATIONS OF ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICANS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Elizabeth R. OuYang, Chair-Commemoration
September 26, 2016 Planning Committee (Tel. ) 718-650-1960
PRESS ADVISORY
EVENTS COMMEMORATING 5TH ANNIVERSARY - PVT DANNY CHEN'S DEATH
IT'S BEEN FIVE YEARS, IS IT STILL HAPPENING?
Danny Chen was a 19 year old soldier, found dead in Afghanistan on October 3, 2011, after weeks of unrelenting hazing and racial maltreatment by his supervisors. The public and the military must never forget the sacrifice Pvt. Chen made for our country and the need to ensure all members of the armed forces are treated with "respect and dignity." With the recent suicide of Raheel Siddiqui, a Pakistani American Marine recruit as a result of hazing and religious bigotry and the alarming high rate of suicide still in the military, this reminder is imperative. And, October being anti-bullying month, our events will reach grammar school, high school, and college students, as well asthe public nationwide.
Wed, Sept 28thConnecticut Asian Pacific American Bar Association Gala, Hartford, CT
(tickets required) Keynote Speaker: Elizabeth OuYang, "Pvt. Danny Chen's Legacy"
Thurs, Sept 29thLecture: "What Happened to Danny and the Fight for Justice"
4:55 p.m. -6:10 p.m. Elizabeth OuYang, Immediate Past President of OCA-NY, lead
(RSVP required-advocacy organization for "Justice for Danny"
)New York University, SCA, 20 Cooper Square, 4th Floor, Manhattan
Sunday, Oct 2nd Public Commemoration and March, P.S. 130 (where Danny went);
2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.Auditorium, 143 Baxter Street, Manhattan, Chinatown. Free program followed by march to the street sign, "Private Danny Chen Way"
Co-sponsored by OCA-NY & 19 organizations (see attached flyer).
Monday, Oct 3rdOCA-NY and 18 Million Rising Launch social media campaign to share "Open Letter to High School Students" by Banny Chen, Danny's cousin
Friday, Oct 7thTeach in-Assembly for P.S. 130 Fifth Graders, P.S. 130Auditorium
9:00 a.m.- 9:30 a.m. Banny, OCA-NY, & Chinatown Head Start-Danny Chen Anti-Bullying
Later in OctoberWebinar. OCA-Asian Pacific American Advocates will host a webinar
(Date & Time tbd)with Congresswoman Judy Chu to talk about federal reforms to curb hazing and bullying in the military. Items covered will include what Congresswoman Chu and others were able to push for in Congress to prevent and hold the different military branches accountable for any hazing that occurs, along with policy changes in the Department of Defense to prevent such injustice.
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