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MIP Under Attack
Racial Slurs, False Allegations and Inaction
By Brian Lee, CIPCF President
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Hello MIP Families,
Our program was under attack this past Spring on multiple social media sites and at the March 27, 2019, FUSD school board meeting. Much of the attack had a racial undertone, painting our students and families as “outsiders” and characterizing our efforts to expand our program as trying to “create a second China.” Within days these hurtful words spread not only to the playgrounds, but also to Mayor Lily Mei’s office.
This infuriating incident was started by a rumor that CIPCF was orchestrating to kick out the English-only (EO) teachers and students to create a Mandarin Immersion (MI)-only campus at Azevada.
Disappointingly, this rumor originated from Azevada, first from the school leadership to the teachers. Then some EO teachers used school email and fax systems, as well as classroom apps, to send out more disinformation to the EO families to help launch the racist attack against us.
When we were first notified of the attack and the disinformation, we were absolutely incensed. After all, this attack was not just the racist taunt of some random netizens on social media, but appeared to have the support and authority of the Azevada leadership and some EO teachers. At the time, however, in an effort to de-escalate and to relieve tensions on campus, we did not openly share what we knew with our parents.
However, we did complain to several school board members, demanding accountability and solutions.
Why am I sharing the information with you all now? I am sharing it now because, in the days before our school year ended, we became aware of another attack on CIPCF and of secret efforts to limit CIPCF in what appeared to be retribution against us for complaining to the school board. While the most recent incident was ultimately resolved (at least I hope it has been resolved, though we must wait and see), I realized that the effort to undermine the program will continue unless it is exposed – again and again.
In the past years or two, I’ve talked about the urgent need for our parents to volunteer, to be active and to speak up at school board and town hall meetings, and to vote and/or donate money in local elections, especially school board elections. Now more than ever, we need more parents to do all of the above with consistency. It cannot be just the officers and trustees; it has to be all of us! These attacks should serve as a wake-up call to all of us that we need to be vigilant, vocal, and mobilized. With that said, I have the following calls to action for our parents:
- We will work on a PR campaign to help repair our damaged reputation in the community. We need people to serve as photographers and, more importantly, as subjects in our campaign. We hope to highlight our MI students and families as diverse and active participants and contributors in the communities around Fremont. Please contact us if you can help in any way.
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Calling all MIP Parents
FUSD School Board
Meetings
September 11, 2019
September 25, 2019
October 16, 2019
October 30, 2019
November 20, 2019
December 11, 2019
January 8, 2020
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PFA Meetings
First Wednesdays of every month
Hopkins Jr. High Library at 6PM
http://www.hopkinspfa.org/pfa-meetings
Visit Hopkins' Parent Faculty Association (PFA) website at :
https://hjh-fusd-ca.schoolloop.com/pfa
for student activities dates.
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About this Newsletter
Note that this is a parent-sponsored newsletter. Joseph Azevada Elementary School, Hopkins Jr. High School, Mission San Jose High School and Fremont Unified School District are not responsible for the content of this newsletter.
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- We will organize a group of our parents to speak at school board meetings on October 16, 2019, December 11, 2019, and January 8, 2020. We need to be loud and clear about the needs of our program, and we absolutely need to have a great turnout to have parents stand with and support the speakers. It cannot be just the same handful of parents that show up at these meetings.
Please mark your calendar now and join us when it is time to speak up. In sharing the above, I hope all of you are as angry and upset as I was – or as I still am. We ALL need to be. These ugly incidents are reminders that we must not be complacent and apathetic.
One parent from the inaugural class recently told me that parents were more passionate and active when we had only one or two classes. Now that we have grown to nearly 400 students across two campuses, we can’t get enough people to care. I hope he was wrong. Now more than ever, we need all of you to stand with us to protect the program, to protect our children’s education.
Brian Lee
CIPCF President
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The Ups and Downs of 2018-2019
By: Jeff Bowen, CIPCF Co-founder and Trustee President
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What a ride this past year has been! We now have approximately 400 students in the MIP program. We are entering our 10th year and will have MIP students in three Fremont schools: Azevada Elementary, Hopkins Jr. High, and Mission San Jose High School. Our very first ‘pioneer’ class, who started Kindergarten in 2010, recently graduated from the 8th grade and will be moving on to high school. We couldn’t be prouder of them!
As successful as we have been, it has not been an easy road to get here. It will not get any easier either. We had to persuade the school board and people in the district office 10 years ago to get an up-vote on starting the program. Many were very opposed to the idea of starting a Mandarin Immersion Program, even though the Spanish Immersion Program had already been in existence for many years.
Sadly, we are still encountering opposition from the school, district staff, and from some members of the school board itself, even though the demand from the community exists to add at least one or two more MIP Kinder classes. CIPCF has been lobbying to expand the program at both the elementary and high school level for several years. We have had some temporary success in keeping our kids together in High School, but whether or not that will continue for future classes is very much in doubt. We were also making some progress on possibly getting our own campus at the current site of Robertson Alternative High School. But recent circumstances have more or less eliminated that possibility. The Spanish Immersion Program was set to merge their students, coming from three different elementary schools, into a single campus at the old Marshall Elementary School site that recently returned under FUSD control. However, a high-pressure natural gas pipeline was (re) discovered running underneath the property, so it was deemed too dangerous to have a public school on that site. It now looks like Robertson might end up as the new campus for the Spanish program.
Our only other viable option would be to add classrooms to the Azevada campus for additional MIP classes. This would seem to be an obvious choice, but again we are encountering opposition and obstacles from many different sources
For many school districts, like ours, funding is targeted to support classes and programs where there is a higher concentration of students. Priority is given to closing the "achievement gap". While our program has 400 students, MIP is considered a small magnet program with high performing students. If we were a private program, high test scores would be seen as an achievement, however, in a public school system, it becomes problematic as the District goal is to lift all students, not just a handful, which our mandarin immersion program is.
There are numerous examples of how FUSD votes down initiatives supporting top tier achievement programs and courses for students thinking that it would widen the achievement gap. This helps explain why our requests for expansion and keeping our kids together as a cohort in high school has been met with claims of inequity with other programs and students in the district. Moreover, this is the reason why all MIP families cannot take our program for granted and why we are asking you to attend the school board meetings.
MIP Racial Attacks
A few months ago, a false story originated from someone at Azevada claiming that CIPCF was trying to kick out all of the English-only students and teachers, so the MIP could take over the entire school. Some of the English-only teachers sent home flyers spreading the story throughout the community. This has never been promoted within CIPCF and has never been our intention. The person that started this falsehood was well aware of that too. The intent of the falsehood was obviously to turn people against our program. This incident reached all the way to the city council members and the mayor’s office, for which they contacted CIPCF to find out what we were trying to do.
People were posting very negative and racist comments on social media sites about our program. CIPCF complained to the school staff and school board, yet no one ever accepted responsibility and we never received an explanation or an apology. We are still dealing with the aftermath of all this after several months.
We will continue to work with the district and school board throughout the summer and into the next school year to resolve these issues. It’s important for all of you to be aware of what transpired and how hard the CIPCF officers and trustees have been working to keep our program viable and successful. We definitely can’t do it alone.
In moving beyond this incident, to those who embrace our program and to those who continue to enroll siblings in this program, we urge you to attend the school board meetings and write to the school board members when we have a call to action.
With only two families starting the program ten years ago, we now have over 200 families in MIP. We have a voice in the community. Just think how the Board will react if they receive letters from 10 parents vs. letters from 200 parents. With limited school funding, we can’t be complacent about our program because the distribution of school funds are not proportionate. Our strength is in our numbers. You can make a difference in our continued success.
School Board Update
At the May 22nd board meeting, to help balance the budget, the school board voted to eliminate home school bus service and also to reset the maximum elementary class sizes to the following:
- TK-K: 24 students
- Grades 1-3: 28 students
- Grades 4-6: 30 students
FINALLY…
I want to personally thank Brian Lee for stepping up AGAIN (when no one else would) to serve another year as CIPCF President. Brian has been invaluable to the program. He is our first Mandarin-speaking president, which I feel helped CIPCF create a trusting relationship with our MIP teachers. He also led the program out of the Junior High School chaos created when the district failed to provide any history textbooks for the incoming 7th-grade students at Hopkins. If it wasn't for his resourcefulness and tenacity, our kids would have been at an extreme disadvantage to their peers at Hopkins. The MIP program owes a deep debt of gratitude to Brian!
We have a lot of work to accomplish this year. PLEASE GET INVOLVED!
Jeff Bowen
CIPCF Co-founder and Trustee President
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CIPCF Celebrates 2019 Pioneer Class Graduation
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Pioneer Class of 2019 - Mandarin Immersion Program Graduating Class with Wang Lao-shi.
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FUSD School Board members: Larry Sweeney, Desrie Campbell; Councilmember. Yang Shao; and Mayor Lily Mayor presents Zoe James with her certificate and encouragement letter.
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On June 10, 2019, before family and close friends, the class of 2019 – CIPCF’s first graduating class - gathered at Hopkins Jr. High to receive their certificate of completion from the Chinese Immersion Parents’ Council of Fremont.
The 'Pioneer Class', started with twenty-eight students at Azevada; of which twelve continued on to Hopkins Jr. High. Ten students joined the class during Jr. High. Among the 20 MIP graduates, ten were from the Pioneer Class.
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The Pioneer Class of 2019 has proven to be survivors. "Through the struggle and challenges, the pioneers persevered ", said co-founder Wei-Lin Tong. Their ceremony also brought together instrumental people who had a hand in starting the program 10 years ago: Fremont Mayor (and former FUSD Trustee) Lily Mei, FUSD Trustee Larry Sweeney, former FUSD Trustee Ivy Wu, Dr. Ling-chi Wang and Linda Wang.
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The graduating students stepped up to the podium to shake hands with honored guests and to say a few words. In addition to receiving certificates, each student also received a letter of encouragement from Congressman Eric Swalwell.
Interested students were asked to submit commencement speeches to their 8th grade teacher, Wang LaoShi. Amy Luo and Natasha Chang were then chosen by their classmates to speak on behalf of the graduating class .
“MIP allowed me to connect with my roots. Discovering this second family – the pioneer class and MIP - is a lot better than sitting in Chinese school for 3 hours once a week. We are a family, and whether everyone likes it or not, we’re bound together by an invisible but powerful force: love.” said Chang-Lynn Tan, a pioneer student speaking on the benefits of the MIP. To read more of Chang-Lyn’s reflection on the program and her advice to incoming 7th graders, click here: https://gallery.mailchimp.com/4a80633202de5ef48c89c47e3/files/e9a83c6f-16b0-44f2-834c-c613fd937dc0/My_MIP_years_as_a_Pioneer_Student.01.pdf
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Top (left) Dr. Ling-Chi Wang; (right) students in the 8th-grade MIP graduation class
Bottom (left) students from the pioneer class; (right) Pioneer student with honored guests
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8th-Grade Student Graduation Speech
-submitted by Nessa Tong
Good evening everyone, thank you all for being here. Since I only have a few minutes, let’s get started.
My name is Nessa, my Chinese name is 汤佩芸. As part of the original Mandarin Immersion class, I have been learning Chinese since Kindergarten--almost 9 years. Unfortunately, I won’t be showing off much Mandarin today, but I assure you all, 我没浪费这九年的教育，我会说一点点中文。
*Ahem.* In these speeches, people usually talk about their good memories from the past and their hope for the future. But as someone who sucks at thinking ahead, I will only be doing the former today.
As I mentioned before, I’ve been in this class for nine years, and during that time, I’ve made a lot of friends--being the social butterfly that I am. (Pause) Haha, I’m kidding, that was a joke. But real talk, the people I’ve met in this class are pretty amazing. I remember back in Kindergarten, making friends was pretty simple--all you needed to know was their birthday. If they were born in the same month as you, you become BFFs, and if not, you don’t talk to them until 2nd grade. Of course, we matured enough to branch out, and have now become a big, happy family--that family being the Kardashians. Through all our arguments and petty fights, we’ve stuck together and held our MIP pride close to our hearts.
I think that one of the best parts about the Mandarin Immersion Program was the exposure to Chinese culture. The emphasis on learning about history and culture really helped us get in touch with our Chinese heritage. Sure, we may not have entirely enjoyed spending an extra month learning ancient Chinese history last year, but it did show us that there is a lot of our homeland to brag about.
Of course, this speech wouldn’t be complete without a thank you to all the parents and teachers who have supported this program for so long. Contrary to all our complaining and whining, we do feel grateful for all the opportunities we have been given, and we promise to find at least one time to put our Chinese skills to use.
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8th-Grade Student Graduation Speech
-submitted by Kevin Sheng
家好，我的名字是盛开闻。
我是新来的；我是七年级的时候才考进来的。虽然我很晚才进来这班级，但是我觉得我不是一个外来者，而是这个班级的一部分（当然，我不知道我的同学会不会承认这点）。我还是有一点外来者的性格。如果上中文课之前你看到我，我一定是在和一些其他的学生吃东西。如果我不在吃糖，这会是件很正常的事。我以前还会把一包番茄酱放在我的嘴里，但我现在只吃糖了。
虽然我在这个班级里面是个外来者，但是我这个班级里面学到了很多东西。我先说说我们历史里面学了什么东西。在历史课，虽然我们在课堂里面说中文，我们学的是美国历史。王老师总会给我们一些很好的材料。王老师也会在历史课给我们听写生词，因为我们的历史课也要学一点中文的。但除了听写，每天王老师会给我们做个演讲。我觉得这个班级最重要的一个课程是中文课。（当然，这是Mandarin Immerion咯）我在这两年里面学到了很多东西，比如一些中国文化，我还觉得我学到的最重要的东西是写文章。我本来写的文章有很多语法错误，但我觉得这个课堂帮助了我，让我写的中文更加“地道”。那次也是王老师教我们的。
除了学习，我们也有开心的时候，奇怪的时候，和郁闷的时候。我这个课堂有和梁俊安哈哈大笑的时候，有被整个班级牺牲的时候，也有和整个班级合作的时候。那时候，老师给我们了一篇中文作业。大家都不知道如何做，所以我们都一起合作。
既然我们要毕业了，我们就要分开了。我们一大部分要去Mission San Jose高中，但有些人还有去其他的高中。我们会去自己的高中，开始每天熬夜熬到早上一点钟的生活了。我一定会有一点想你们的，但我不知到你们会不会想我。我就知道我只要一离开，你们一定会开个party来庆祝的。
反正，我们这一年快要上完了，给大家说一声再见吧！
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Judges: FUSS President, Ivy Wu; Dr. Ling-Li Chen; and Councilmember Yang Shao with contest participants.
Photos by Victor Hung
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Thirty-nine kids participated in our Poetry Recital Contest in March! In this annual event, the participants were required to recite poems of certain length within the allotted time. Their performances were judged according to four criteria: pronunciation & tones; fluency & presentation; interpretation; and difficulty. Despite the intense environment, all the contestants came well prepared and recited their poems confidently!
This year we had two different award systems to recognize excellent performances. First, the participants were assessed against certain standards, the highest of which was called “Elite Gold”, followed by “High Gold”, and then “Gold.”
Proudly, ALL of the kids received either “Elite Gold” or “High Gold”, as follows (only MIP kids are listed below):
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Elite Gold Winners
Abby Wu
Alaric Shen
Amanda Chen
Amanda Lee
Catherine Marumahoko
Clayton Sim
Cora Chen
Deborah Chen
Jaxon Lim
Lillian Dong
Lionel Lu
Mabel Thomas
Micah Yeung
Phaebe Mao
Sonia Capitanio
Westlee Rice
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High Gold Winners
Bella Chang
Bentley Chew
Caitlyn Chew
Dominic Pak
Elizabeth Bacon
Emma Chen
Evangeline Chao
Galen Lau
Jed Thomas
Lauren Shuwen
Lena Weng
Megan Ha
Mikayla Pak
Sammy Gorsuch
Symphony Kitcher
Yifan Ivan Wu
Zuri Khuyen
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The second award system is the traditional one, in which trophies were awarded to the top three scores in each age category. In categories that had fewer contestants, trophies were awarded at a ratio of one to three (i.e., one trophy given to every three contestants). For example, the fourth/fifth grade category only had six contestants, so only top two scores were awarded. Under the traditional system, the following kids received the top scores in their respective age categories (only MIP kids are listed below):
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Kinder Winners
Cora Chen
Sonia Capitanio
Alaric Shen
First Grade Category
Micah Yeung
Abby Wu
Clayton Sim
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Second/Third Grade Category
Amanda Lee
Amanda Chen
Fourth/Fifth Grade Category
Mabel Thomas
Sixth Grade Category
Catherine Marumahoko
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Finally, a group of MIP kids showed off their amazing artistic talents during the break. The performances ranged from piano playing (Bentley Chew, 1st grade), to kung fu demonstration (Jaxon Lim, 2nd grade), to singing (Chloe Hung, 2nd grade; Megan Ha, 2nd grade, Amanda Chen, 2nd grade; Amanda Lee, 3rd grade, and Isabel Alino, 3rd grade), to dancing (Symphony Kitcher, 4th grade). Their wonderful performances capped an electrifying night of friendly competitions and poetry appreciation. Can’t wait till next year!
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4th Graders Travel to State Capitol
by Cat Vu
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Above: Statue of Columbus' Last Appeal to Queen Isabella
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(We made it out even before the sun!!!)
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Throughout the course of the year, our 4th Graders have been tasked to learn about our California Missions, local and State Politics, and Geography. This can be daunting, even for an adult. But what better way is there to learn about it first hand, than visiting our State Capitol? We did just that.
Over this year’s Spring Break, we planned a jam-packed day trip for our 4th grade classes. With their siblings, friends, and parents in tow,
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our group of 60 made it through security, followed signs down corridors, and successfully made it to the marble lined, 240ft domed, rotunda to start on our Capitol adventure.
Despite the booming echo of kids being kids and the chaos of various other groups trying to pair-up with their guides, we amazingly split into two groups and were on our way. Paired with very knowledgeable and patient guides, we truly learned quite a bit of history surrounding the Capitol building. The reason for its’ existence in 1874 and its’ bicentennial restoration and retrofit in 1982 were just a few tidbits that were shared with the group.
Although it was our Spring Break, it was business as usual for the State Capitol. So, as you can probably imagine, weaving through working politicians, going up and down stair cases, and down long hallways, it must have been easy to lose a child or two along the way, right? I’m proud to report, we didn’t lose anyone even with the numerous bathroom and water fountain breaks!
It was neat to see so many art pieces, maintained by the Capitol Art Program, line the corridors. There were photos of past governors along the West Wing as part of the Biennial Senate Contemporary Art Collection. Art pieces from the Permanent Collection are spread between both the West Wing and East Annex according to the time periods they portray. And who knew, there are also borrowed art pieces as part of the Loan Collection throughout the Capitol building.
As fascinating as the artwork displayed throughout the Capitol building, the highlight of the tour, at least for me, was lunch…just kidding! Sitting inside both the Senate and Assembly Chamber rooms in their restored glory was fairly cool. Even though they share many traditions, we were told the main differences between the two are, the voting method, size of chamber, and general atmosphere. A pinkish/red hue dominates the Senate Chamber, a tradition borrowed from England's House of Lords.
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Picture: Top: (SENATORIS EST CIVITATIS LIBERTATEM TUERI) (It is the duty of a Senator to guard the liberty of the Commonwealth.)
Bottom: (LEGISLATORUM EST JUSTAS LEGES CONDERE) (It is the duty of legislators to make just laws.)
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Throughout the day, we had the opportunity to meet with various representatives as well. We met with Assembly Member Kansen Chu - elected in November 2014 to represent California’s 25th Assembly District, which includes the Alameda County communities of Fremont and Newark, and the Santa Clara County communities of Milpitas, San José and Santa Clara. It was neat finding out that he was the first Chinese-American to serve on the region’s (San Jose) City Council. Before meeting Assembly Member Chu though, we also met with State Senator Bob Wieckowski,
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re-elected to a second term on Nov. 6, 2018 first. He represents the 10th Senate District stretching from southern Alameda County into Santa Clara County. The kids were a bit tired of taking photos at that point but it was awesome that Senator Wieckowski gave an afternoon shout-out to our group with a tweet. (see picture)
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The State Capitol Building is full of history and enriched with lively character. There were hallway conversations, debates about legislation between offices, and recognition of community groups happening all around but our fun did not end here.
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A subset of the group continued on and enjoyed the beautiful warm day with a brisk 20-minute walk to the Sacramento History Museum; the only museum devoted to Sacramento, California and California Gold Rush history. The kids not only got to pan for gold, but they also learned about the railroad and infrastructure. All of which were heavily influenced by the contributions of the early Chinese immigrants to Old Town Sacramento and United States in general.
Early settlers were from all walks of life and very resourceful, especially when faced with overcoming the flooding caused by the Great Flood of 1862. It included all of Sacramento and San Joaquin Valley and lasted 45 days. As part of our walking tour, the group learned how early engineering played a huge role in elevating the building foundations to prevail over future flooding. Our museum guide, Miss Ruby guided us through the confined living quarters where we got a small glimpse of what life was like back then without all the modern-day conveniences, we take for granted now.
At the end of the day, we were all exhausted, parched, and hot but we all agreed that the trip was an invaluable experience, not only for our students, but also for ourselves. If not for the resiliency, ingenuity, and culture of the early settlers, California would not be what it is today.
California is ultra-cool!!!
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Thank you 2018- 2019 CIPCF Officers
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We were fortunate to have had a team of dedicated parents who volunteered their time to lead CIPCF last school year. Their work helped us move the needle on expanding into high school, bringing Chinese cultural activities such as the Lunar New Year carnival to Azevada and spreading the word about MIP and connecting CIPCF and the mandarin immersion program to the broader community. Thank you to out-going officers: Stephanie Seto and Tina Lim.
Thank you to Brian Lee for agreeing to stay for another term as President of Chinese Immersion Parents' Council of Fremont (CIPCF). Without his leadership to the program, our Jr. High school students could still be using photo-copied materials instead of textbooks and our school cultural events diminished or eliminated.
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Meet Your New 2020 CIPCF Officers
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I'm Amy Wester, the new CIPCF social chair. My older daughter is in 3rd grade and my younger daughter is in preschool. I love math so much that I got married on pi day but we didn't have pie at the wedding. I now help out with Azevada's math club events. My favorite pie is peanut butter chocolate pie and my favorite dian xin item is turnip cake (luóbo gāo). I'm looking forward to working with CIPCF this year!
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Hi everyone, I’m Julie Fan, the new CIPCF Secretary. I have two boys in MIP - a 3rd grader and a 1st grader this upcoming school year. I’m a lifelong Californian; born & raised in the Tri-City area and SoCal for undergrad. I spend my time shuttling kids to activities, playing with our two dogs, working at the SFVA Hospital, and using Google Translate. I am excited to be a part of the growing Azevada community and am looking forward to meeting you all. Oh, and since we are in dian xin mode, some of my favorite dim sum items are shrimp rice noodle rolls (蝦腸粉), turnip cakes (蘿蔔糕), and thousand-year egg rice porridge (皮蛋粥).”
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I’m Ann Chen. I’m continuing to be in the outreach position with Kathy Huang this coming year. I’m a mother of three boys; my boys are all in the MIP. My oldest is going to attend Hopkin this year, my second one is gong to be a fourth grader, and my little one is going to be a second grader. The mean reason why I volunteer to be an MIP officer is that I really love to share with other people how much my sons have learned from this program and how happy they are in this program. Also, I want to share with other people how satisfied I am as a MIP parent. I’ll try my best to help other people get to know our program and help out with the events. See you soon! BTW, my favorite Dim sum dish is Siu Mai!
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Brianna Kitcher
Fundraiser
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Hello! I’m Brianna Kitcher (AKA Symphony’s Mom), the new CIPCF Fund Raiser Officer. Our family recently relocated to the Fremont area and we’re excited to be part of the Azaveda community. My daughter will be a 5th grader in the MIP program this upcoming school year. We moved here from Sacramento but, I was raised in Los Angeles and I’ve lived all over the US. When I’m not designing new offices for Tesla or driving my daughter to her current activity, I like starting new craft projects or catching a movie. Most Friday nights you can find the 3 of us cuddled on the sofa enjoying the latest on Netflix with a pizza. We’re thrilled to be here and really appreciate how welcoming and helpful everyone has been with our transition to the area. In keeping with the dim sum theme, my favorite dim sum dish is the shrimp noodle roll (腸粉). Looking forward to a great school year and meeting more of the MIP families.
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Brian Lee - President
Mia Doan - Vice President
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Brian and Mia are returning officers.
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Thien will be appointed after the school year begins.
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On Sale - Get your CIPCF t-shirts on Amazon featuring the winning design from last year's contest. Our new CIPCF t-shirts come in both short and long sleeves. On Amazon, type in the search term, "mandarin immersion program" or click on the links below.
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August 2019
MAZE DAY
- August 9 - Postcards with information on how to log in for the online portion of Maze day will be mailed to you.
2 Step Process
- August 19 - Part 1: Online, 9am-4pm
- Aug 20-26 - Part 2: In-Person, The School office will be open 8am-4pm on Aug 20-26. Be prepared to:
- Turn in and verify the documentation in order to get student classroom assignments
- Note: If you do not have internet access or have issues with the online part, computers, and assistance will be available in the office.
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Support CIPCF for Chinese books for the library, computer equipment, iChinese reader and MIP expansion - not fully funded by FUSD
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Amazon donates 0.5% of the price of your eligible purchases to CIPCF every time you shop.
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Simply register by following the steps below, then shop as you would. Make sure to go to smile.amazon.com instead of amazon.com to make sure your donations are registering; it’s the same products, same prices, same services, but you will support CIPCF!
To register your Amazon account with Chinese Immersion Parents' Council of Fremont:
1. Visit smile.amazon.com
2. Sign in with your normal Amazon login information. If you don’t already have an Amazon account, click “Create new account.”
3. When you’re logged in, the first screen you see will ask you to select your charity. In the search box, type in “Chinese Immersion Parents Council of Fremont” and then hit search. CIPCF should come up as your first search result. Then, hit “select” to the right of the organization name.
4. You have officially registered your Amazon account with CIPCF, and 0.5% of every purchase you make through Amazon Smile will be donated.
5. Make sure to bookmark this page so that every time you make an Amazon purchase, you make the transaction through smile.amazon.com (rather than amazon.com). Only purchases made through the Amazon Smile portal will be applicable for donation.
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2018-2019 CIPCF Officers
Pres: Brian Lee
VP: Mai Doan
Treasurer: Thien Khuyen
Secretary: Julie Fan
Outreach: Ann Chen
Social Chair: Amy Wester
Fundraiser: Briana Kitcher
Contact: info@cipcf.org
Website: www.cipcf.org
510-857-1038
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Board of Trustees
Pres: Jeff Bowen
Treasurer: Joel Tchao
Secretary: Andrew Ortega
Trustee: Darrian White
Trustee: Jojo Chu
Board Advisor: Lily Mei
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