From: xu@hydra.maths.unsw.oz.au ()
Subject: CND-US, January 9, 1993
Organization: school of Mathematics UNSW
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Date: Sat, 9 Jan 1993 07:13:26 GMT

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                           Saturday, January 9, 1993

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1. News Brief (5 Items) ................................................. 42
2. Tax Return Information for Chinese Students .......................... 54
3. Asian Americans Get Own Law Journals ................................. 36
4. Asian Crime Gangs in Expanding ....................................... 57
5. Job Opportunity for Computer Science or EE Majors .................... 84
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1. News Brief (5 Items) ................................................. 64
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The Chinese Students and Scholars Friendship Association at U of Illinois at
Chicago (UIC) calls for donations for Ms Zhang Jingjing, a 28 year old young
lady and wife of a UIC Chinese student, died on January 3rd after two-day
struggle with the crash injuries in a chain traffic accident in which about
40 cars crashed near Chicago city on I-90, the Kennedy Expressway. Ms. Zhang
was the only one who died among the dozens of people injured in this
accident on that icy day.  Her husband, Mr. Zikang Pan, 27, a graduate
student of EECS Department of the University of Illinois at Chicago, was
also terribly injuried in this accident and is still in critical condition.

This young couple have been in the United States for two years, and they do
not have any relatives here.  We are asking you for help. Your contributions
will be used for her funeral service, for having their parents to come and
for sending her remaining back to China. Any amount of your donation will be
appreciated by Zhang's and Pan's family and the UIC Chinese community.
Please make your check payable to:
    PAN/ZHANG FUND
    Credit Union 1, UIC, (M/C 612)
    AOB 1737 W. Polk, RM7
    Chicago, IL 60612
                       (From Gao Xiaoyuan <U25096@uicvm.uic.edu>)
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In the December 23, 1992 issue of Radio World (a trade journal), there is
an article "KPLA(AM) Airs Chinese News" on page 1.  It says that KPLA gets
a half hour program from China Radio International, formally Radio Beijing.
And airs it during afternoon "drive time", when commuters are going home.
Signal is delivered to this station via phone line. The Chinese government
pays for the phone line costs, and air time on this station.  KPLA is
located in Sacramento, California.
(From: Robert F. Casey <rfc@allegra.att.com>)
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We are trying to set up a net connecting Alumni from Sichuan University (SU)
(Chengdu). The current purpose of this net is to communicate. If interested,
please send your information to this address: 5546yuj@vms.csd.mu.edu.
You may use the following format:
   Name          Major         Grade      Current School
   Ran, Yujun    Physics       80         Marquette U. (WI)
We will distributing the updated list to the SU net. We currently has 10
people on this net.
(From: <5546yuj@vms.csd.mu.edu>)
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HUST (Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China) Alumni
Association in North America (HUAAN) is being formed.  HUST alumni please
send your registration information (name, year of graduation from HUST,
department at HUST, current address -- surface mail and e-mail, phone
numbers. Name of your spouse, optional) to either <hust@huanghe.unl.edu> or
your local cordinators whose names and addresses can be obtained from the
above email address.
(From: Hong Jiang <jiang@cse.unl.edu>)
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Starting from the new year of 1993, CCTV (China Central TV) starts to
broadcast TV program through the K2 satellite - a KU band satellite at
vertical channel 5, daily from 5 PM - 6 PM Mountain Time(7 PM - 9 PM Eastern
Time).  This program is followed by Taiwan sponsored (from LA) North America
Satellite Program (6 PM - 12 PM) at the same channel. So there are total 7
hours Chinese TV programs available to the North American people. The cost
for the receiver and 3' dish is about $300.
(From: Youlu Zheng <zheng@emei.cs.umt.edu>)

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2. Tax Return Information for Chinese Students .......................... 54
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From: Edmund D. Fenton <FENTON@GONZAGA>

[Editor's Note: CND has prepared a number of information packages including
ones on filing U.S. tax returns. For a list of these packages, please send
a "get china-nd filelist" command to <listserv@kentvm.kent.edu> or
<listserv@kentvm.bitnet>. ]

The time for filing tax returns in the U.S. is again approaching. While it
is still too early for most of us to file our tax returns because we have
not received the appropriate documents from our employers, we need to make
sure that 1993's tax matters are handled correctly.  If during 1993 you will
earn money that is tax-exempt under the U.S. - China tax treaty and you do
not want your employer to withhold taxes, then Form 8233 must be completed
and given to your employer.

Generally, a Chinese student studying in the U.S. may earn up to $5,000 tax
free under the tax treaty.  Adding the personal exemption amount of $2,300
to the $5,000 treaty amount, a total of $7,300 of earnings will be tax free
in 1992.  This will be a little more in 1993 since the personal exemption
amount is increased for inflation each year.  Scholarship and fellowship
grants for tuition, fees, books, supplies, and equipment related to
education leading to a degree is, of course, not taxable under the Internal
Revenue Code for all taxpayers, and therefore is not a tax treaty benefit.
Tuition reduction waivers for graduate level teaching and research
assistants are also not taxable, as long as the tuition is reduced directly
and cash is not received.

The $5,000 tax treaty benefit usually applies to wages being earned at part-
time jobs.  Most employers do not realize that Form 8233 must be completed
by the student requesting tax exempt status.  But the form is required by
law if the employer is not going to withhold taxes. The more familiar Form
W-4 will not suffice if a tax treaty benefit is being claimed.

Form 8233 also is to be used by Chinese teachers and researchers in the U.S.
whose income is usually tax exempt under the treaty.  For teachers and
researchers, an unlimited amount of money may be earned in that capacity for
up to a three-year stay in the U.S.

Obtain a copy of Form 8233 and read the instruction on the back for a more
complete explanation.  One thing to remember is that a statement must be
attached to the Form 8233 for students, teachers, and researchers.  The
statement must follow the wording contained in the back of IRS Publication
519.  The necessary forms and publications can be ordered free by calling
1-800-829-3676.

Also, do not forget that all students, teachers, and researchers from other
countries who are in the U.S. must file a Form 1040NR if they have any U.S.
sourced income whether taxable or nontaxable. This means that if a Chinese
student has a tax-free scholarship, Form 1040NR must be filed showing the
amount of the scholarship as income, and then showing it as a deduction to
net at zero. These tax returns are required to retain the tax exempt status.

Form 1040NR is to be filed by April 15th if you have income subject to
withholding, or June 15th if no income was subject to withholding.

All of this information relates to students and teachers who are considered
nonresident aliens.  So if you have a "green card" or other permanent status
you are taxed the same as U.S. citizens.

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3. Asian Americans Get Own Law Journals ................................. 36
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Forwarded by: A CND Reader
Source: UPI 01/05/93

BERKELEY, Calif. -- The University of California-Berkeley and UCLA law
schools confirmed Monday they will unveil this year the nation's first law
journals dealing exclusively with the concerns of Asian-Americans.

Nicole Wong, editor-in-chief of UC-Berkeley's Asian Law Review, said the
idea for the journals was sparked by the growing number of Asian-American
law students, the rising number of hate crimes aimed at Asians and the
impact of the Pacific Rim on American corporate law.

Wong said that over the past five years the percentage of Asian-Americans
enrolled at Berkeley's Boalt Hall has more than doubled from 6 percent to 15
percent.

Wong said the journal would give a voice to "all these people with ideas
and no where to put them."

Beginning publication in October, the Berkeley journal will also address
U.S. trade policy toward Asian nations and immigration laws.

UCLA's Asian-American and Pacific Island Law Journal is expected to debut
sometime in the spring.

Theresa Han, the journal's co-editor, said her publication will attempt to
show Asians have problems of civil rights violations and discrimination
similar to those suffered by Hispanics and blacks.

Law journals, which are published at law schools, contain scholarly legal
writings by experts, professors and students. They generally cover a wide
range of issues.

Currently, there are law journals dealing with blacks, Hispanics, women,
high tech and industrial relations. The Berkeley and UCLA journals will be
the first dealing with Asians-Americans.

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4. Asian Crime Gangs in Expanding ....................................... 57
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Forwarded by: A CND Reader
Source: UPI, 12/30/92

WASHINGTON -- Asian criminal groups involved in drugs, violent robberies and
other illegal activities pose a threat of "dramatic proportions" in the
United States and internationally, a Senate committee report revealed
Wednesday.

"Asian organized crime groups have extended their reach to a wide array of
criminal activity, much of it violent, said the report by the Senate
subcommittee on investigations.

"Ethnic Chinese criminal groups have come to dominate the heroin importation
trade, which appears to be expanding. Highly mobile Vietnamese street gangs
have turned to extremely violent home invasion robberies. Japanese mobsters
have reportedly been laundering money in the United States and making real
estate purchases," the panel reported.

The response of U.S. law enforcement agencies, however, has been tentative
and largely ineffective, the report stated.

"While the Department of Justice now ranks Asian organized crime as its No.
2 priority nationwide just after La Cosa Nostra, there have been relatively
few successful prosecutions," the report said.

The committee's findings were based on hearings and other work conducted
since June 1991.

"The investigation led to an inescapable conclusion: Today, Asian criminal
groups represent a problem of dramatic proportions, both in the United
States and internationally," the report said.

The subcommittee stressed the need for coordinated efforts by international
law enforcement agencies to deal with the problem.

"Asian crime groups' high mobility, instantaneous global communications'
capability, and international connections suggest that they represent a
challenge of global dimensions to law enforcement which cannot be
successfully met by any single country or by any single law enforcement
agency," the report said.

Particular problems confronting U.S. law enforcement agencies include a lack
of foreign language expertise, inadequate knowledge of Asian cultures and
customs, and limited success in gathering or sharing criminal intelligence.

One of the subcommittee's recommendations was that U.S. agencies recruit
members of the Royal Hong Kong Police, who may want to leave because of the
scheduled 1997 takeover of the colony by China.

The report noted that the Asian-American population in the United States has
grown more rapidly in the past decade than an other ethnic group, and thus
it may be expected that Asian crime would also grow.

"But the vast majority of Asian Americans are hard working, law abiding
citizens...Only a small fraction of Asian Americans are involved in
organized crime. Moreover, it must be kept in mind that most victims
of Asian organized crime groups are themselves Asian," the report said.

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5. Job Opportunity for Computer Science or EE Majors .................... 84
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From: Wilson Chung <wchung@eedsp.gatech.edu>

Thomson Consumer Electronics (TCE) is one of the worldwide leaders in the
field of Consumer Electronics.  We are the largest TV and VCR manufacturers
in the the US under our RCA, GE and PROSCAN brand names.

We have openings in our Los Angeles Laboratory for candidates with graduate
degrees in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering. The candidate will
hold the position of Senior Software Engineer.

Software Development Tools (1):

   He will participate in the design and implementation  of Software
   Development Tools (C compiler, source code debugger) for Thomson
   proprietary CPUs. These tools will be running on IBM compatibles under
   MS-Windows and on Unix workstations under X/OpenLook.

   The candidate must have some experience in software development using C,
   C++,  Unix/X Windows and MS-DOS, as well as some background in
   programming language theory. Some experience of the Free Software
   Foundation GNU Tools (gcc, gdb) would be appreciated.

Multimedia (4):

   He will participate in the design and implementation of prototypes of
   Multimedia  systems for the Consumer market. He will be involved in the
   production of system level software and/or software development tools.

   The candidate must have some experience in software development using C,
   C++, Unix/X Windows and MS-DO. Some experience in one of the following
   topics:
     - micro-computers, video games machines.
     - real-time operating systems.
     -  programming language theory (compilers, interpreters, debuggers).
     - User Interface toolboxes.
     - multimedia.
   would be appreciated.

Digital Video Compression Project (Real-Time software) (2):

   He will participate in the development and implementation of new
   algorithms for the compression of full motion digital video  compression
   using MPEG on dedicated real-time hardware.

   The candidate must have some experience in software development using C,
   C++, Unix/X Windows and MS-DOS, as well as the development of real-time
   software (C and assembly) and micro-code on microprocessors and/or DSPs.
   Some knowledge of Digital Signal Processing and Digital Video would be
   appreciated.

Digital Video Compression Project (2):

   He will participate in the development of new algorithms for the
   compression of full motion digital video compression. We are considering
   video resolutions for computer, TV and HDTV applications.

   Our development efforts consist of non real time software simulations of
   the algorithm using standard computer systems such as SUN workstations.

   The candidate must have some experience in software development using C,
   C++, Unix/X Windows and MS-DOS. Some knowledge of Digital Signal
   Processing and Digital Video would be appreciated.

System Administrator (1):

   He will be in charge of maintaining and improving our network of
   computers.  Our system includes some SUNs (Sparc 2 and 10) under
   Unix/X/openLook, PCs under MSDOS/Windows and MACs, as well as dedicated
   Digital Video equipment, including real time digital video frame buffers
   and a  D1  digital VCR.

   He will also in charge of processing Video sequences on our proprietary
   software based Digital Video Compression system.

   The candidate must have some experience in Unix system administration, as
   well  as  software development using C, C++, Unix/X Windows and MS-DOS.

For more information, please send a resume to:
         Vincent Dureau
         THOMSON CONSUMER ELECTRONICS          Los Angeles Laboratory
         5601 W. Slauson Ave., Suite 262, Culver City,  CA 90230, USA
         TEL: +1 310 568 9003                    FAX: +1 310 568 9002
         E-mail: vincent@la.tce.com

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