Records of the Organization of Chinese Americans, Pittsburgh Chapter, Pittsburgh, Pa. , 1973-1984.

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Organization of Chinese Americans. Pittsburgh Chapter. Records of the Organization of Chinese Americans, Pittsburgh Chapter, Pittsburgh, Pa. , 1973-1984.

Records of the Organization of Chinese Americans, Pittsburgh Chapter, Pittsburgh, Pa. , 1973-1984.

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The Records of the Organization of Chinese Americans, Pittsburgh Chapter, mainly contain information about the organization at the national level. Included are copies of the organization's constitution, by-laws, and articles of incorporation; annual and committee reports; information regarding national conventions; and correspondence. Information from other chapters such as Santa Clara County, California, is included as well. Also present are records regarding various subjects related to the group's goal of aiding Asian Americans in becoming more socially and politically accepted, such as promoting bilingual education in schools, protesting bans on employing illegal aliens, and speaking out against restrictions on immigration which led to the separation of families. Three court cases are mentioned within this collection: the Bakke Case, Vincent Chin Case, and Young/Chin Case. The Bakke case involved a claim of reverse discrimination by a white student who argued that he was denied entry to a medical school due to their policy of awarding 16 of 100 openings to minorities. This case proved important to the OCA because its outcome would affect affirmative action policies nationwide. The Vincent Chin case revolved around the minor penalties given to the murderers of Vincent Chin, a Chinese American. In 1984, two years after the murder, the Supreme Court ruled that Chin's civil rights had been violated. The Young/Chin case involved the Chinese American couple of Elizabeth Young and Kenny Chin, no relation to Vincent Chin, whose apartment was illegally ransacked and who were arrested by the Secret Service for a plot to assassinate the Royal couple of Japan. When conspiracy accusations did not stand up in court, the couple was charged with transporting firearms across state lines. The OCA argued that this accusation should not have been permitted due to the illegal means by which the firearm was found and Chin was only convicted of conspiracy to transport the firearm because it was agreed that Young, a woman, could not buy and operate a hunting rifle. They believed this sexist ruling and illegal search of the couple's apartment made them victims of human rights violations.

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