Dear Colleagues,
I am writing all of you to invite your participation in my letter-writing
campaign for the ethnic Chinese in Indonesia. Please write to your
Congressmen/women and your senators and urge them to act to protect the
Indonesian Chinese from continuing persecution in their adoptive homeland.
A letter that I wrote is attached for your use, all you need to do is to
sign it, write your name and address and send it to your representatives in
Congress. Feel free to make copies of this letter and distribute it to your
colleagues and students. The more people write this letter, the better the
chance for this campaign to make an impact in Congress. Some of you might
have cynical views against the power elite in Washington, however, please
join me in supporting this campaign to try to protect this unfortunate
minority group from future persecution and possible "ethnic cleansing."
Feel free to write me if you have any questions or concerns. Thank you for
your help on this.
Sincerely,
Alex
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Letter begins here
Dear Congressperson/Senator
I am outraged to hear about the human rights abuses directed against the
ethnic Chinese of Indonesia. The stories of mass rapes and murders of
Indonesian Chinese women in the hands of unknown perpetrators are very
horrible. It is more outrageous to hear that so far the Indonesian
government has failed to condemn these crimes and to bring these
perpetrators into justice.
I urge you to support any congressional resolution that would condemn the
human rights abuses against the Indonesian Chinese and would rebuke the
Indonesian government for failing to take strong actions to protect them. I
also want you to support any legislation that would make protection for the
ethnic Chinese and other minorities/religious groups in Indonesia as a
condition for any disbursement of US foreign aid to that country.
Finally, I want you to support legislation that would guarantee all
Indonesian Chinese people who want to seek save haven in the United States
to receive political asylum in this country.
Let me know what you stand for on this issue. I look forward to hear from
you on this matter.
Sincerely,
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Please print your name, your home address and your home state below.