Bi-kok Ka-chiu hit-peng e 1-e tok-lip e la-ji-ou tian-tai (KPFA 94.1) choe-kin cho 1-e koan-he Tai-oan lo-kang kian-khong e chiat-bok, pun-te beh hong-sang Tai-oan im-gak, kiat-ko chhoe bo sek-hap e CD. Na u lang u tai-piau-seng e CD beh koan hou KPFA, chhiaN kia khi e-kha chit-e chu-chi:

> Please send Taiwanese music to KPFA 94.1
>
> 1929 Martin Luther King Jr. Way
> Berkeley, CA 94704

--Hong-giau



----- Original Message -----
From: "Wen-Ling Tu" 
To: ; "Tc-Tean" 
Sent: Saturday, May 25, 2002 2:09 PM
Subject: [TC] 05-24 report- RCA trip


>
>
> By Irene Lin
> Around 8:40am, all of us rush to Berkeley for a radio interview at KPFA -
FM
> 94.1, one of the best independent pacific radio station in Bay area for
more
> than 50 years. Specially, we need to thank Terry (SVTC) for helping us
> there, and taking care for the whole interview arramgement. We had a good
> time. The show was on at 1:00 pm in the afternoon while all of us had
> another meeting with CA state occupational health officials, writers,
> scholars, and Ben (from CWA). However, KPFA will give SVTC a CD later, and
> of course another one for RCA self-Helf association.
> Before the radio show began, the host, Pratap Chatterjee, tried so hard to
> find out Taiwanese music from its studio collections, but in vain. This
> reminded me to ask for "donation" from anyone who have the music which can
> present the Taiwanese culture to other ethnic groups.
> Please send Taiwanese music to KPFA 94.1
> 1929 Martin Luther King Jr. Way
> Berkeley, CA 94704
> At lunch time, we had another meeting at CA state building, there were
about
> 30 participants plus media. President Liang cried when she talked about
her
> personal experiences and some story regarding other RCA former workers.
(to
> be honest with you, I did not know what was I supposed to do when my
> responsibility was translation, but the lady sat next to me was crying...
> comforting the person? or keep going on my duty?)
> Mr. Wu also shared his wife and his personal stories to all. Many
> participants asked about the law issues in Taiwan, EPA evaluations and its
> related questions. it was amazing to see that all participants would like
to
> help, but they need to discuss with more strategies. What a pity that we
did
> not have enough time for this although Secretary General Ku had many
> discussion with others after the meeting. I am thinking that maybe we
need
> to be clear about the objectives for people who already know many similiar
> stories in the occupational health/injury issues as well networking plans.
> For media and general public, stories of former workers of RCA will be
> necessary to be addressed.
> Media in Bay area were very interested in this trip; mostly are
> mandarin-speaking news. SF 26 invited all representatives to a live
program
> "corss the horizon-- 跨越地平線 host by Stone, but the program was
> nationally in Chinese speaking community. Our representaitves tried to
> make it (they were supposed to arrive the TV station at 10pm--for makeup
and
> pre-interview, but they did not successfully contact with the program
> assistant beforehands for learning the direction.) eight minutes before
the
> show started, they called for telling that they got lost. You got to see
how
> the host expressed on TV,... "We planed to talk with RCA pollution issues,
> but something unexpected happened (he lowered his head and did not look at
> the lens)... our guest got lost on the way to our TV station. In other
> words, they are not here with&! nbsp;us right now. We have decided to
change
> tonight's program into open discussion, please call 1-888-XXXXXXXX to
> discuss whatever you want. My husband and I were VERY nervous, we both
> could not talk with each other because it was the least thing we would
like
> to know that happened. We felt like that we did not try our best to make
it
> come true.
> At the time we finished the meeting, it was 3:00 pm. Terry told Ted that
> all of us missed breakfast and lunch for today. I did not even really
> recognize this then. Ben and Ted took us to a nearby Saigon restaurant for
> lunch. It was GREAT!
> All representatives from Taiwan went to have a visit in downtown San
> Francisco later afternoon. Ted, Terry, and I came back to office earlier.
I
> had another chance to have an interview by "Voice of America"-- a short
wave
> station to all Chinese communities all over the world, for one hour and a
> half. My focus was on the price for misunderstanding in globalization
toward
> economic development. I am really worry that, soon or later, more and more
> people in various developing countries will suffer from the similiar
issues.
> How can we not stop such a series tragedy until seeing more creatures
> sacrifies because of the same contanimation?
> The trip in Bay area is finished. Ted and I gave each other a big hug
before
> I left SVTC. I appreciate all conections that everyone in SVTC had tried
to
> connect for us. (Leslie even called from Oregan for learning the whole
trip
> so that she could write a report to various media.) It was CHEERFUL to
meet
> so many people and so many groups. At the time I am writing this final
> report, all our representatives are on their way to LA. Let's give them
our
> blessings and wait for more stroies from Ray soon.
> I will join them again in NYC.
>
>
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