PACE - Palo Alto Chinese Education

Press Release: October 13, 2003

MEET THE CANDIDATES FORUM SLATED TO ADDRESS ISSUES OF BILINGUAL EDUCATION IN PALO ALTO SCHOOLS

PALO ALTO, Calif. - October 13, 2003

PACE
Palo Alto Chinese Education Association
P.O.Box 893
Palo Alto, CA 94302

For Immediate Release

Contacts:
Grace Mah
PACE
650-493-6360
[email protected]

Alexis Hamilton
The Hamilton Group
650.843.0311
[email protected]

MEET THE CANDIDATES FORUM SLATED TO ADDRESS ISSUES OF
BILINGUAL EDUCATION IN PALO ALTO SCHOOLS

PALO ALTO, Calif. - October 13, 2003. - Palo Alto School Board Candidates will field questions about language immersion at a forum on Monday evening, October 20 at the Palo Alto Family YMCA, 3412
Ross Rd in Palo Alto from 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. The event is co-sponsored by PACE (Palo Alto Chinese Education), the Organization of Chinese Americans - Silicon Valley chapter (OCA-SV), and the Palo Alto Family YMCA. All
three sponsoring organizations are strictly nonpartisan.

The purpose of the forum is to encourage voters to learn more about the candidates and their views on language immersion programs in the Palo Alto schools.

Editors from local news outlets are encouraged to attend and ask questions. This open forum will be moderated by Craig Mann, East Side Union High School District School Board Member, San Jose.

"In the global economy success requires fluency with more than one language. Best-practice tells us that children who study second languages in the primary grades can become fluent efficiently," noted PACE founder Grace Mah. "We have arranged this forum to discuss this important issue with the people who will shape education policy in Palo Alto."

About the Sponsors

PACE was founded in January 2002 by Palo Alto families that believe language immersion is an essential part of the education process. PACE now includes more than 100 families who are working with the Palo Alto
school board and administration to propose and implement a Chinese language immersion program patterned after Palo Alto's acclaimed and oversubscribed Spanish Immersion program. For more information, please see www.geocities.com/PACEforKids .

The YMCA promotes strong kids, families, and community. The Palo Alto Family YMCA has an initiative to promote civic engagement with particular
emphasis on the development of civic engagement attitudes, skills, and behaviors in young people.

The Organization of Chinese Americans, a national civil rights and educational organization, is dedicated to advancing the social, political and
economic well-being of Americans of Chinese and Asian/Pacific Islander descent. Founded in 1973, OCA has over 85 chapters and affiliates across the country.

MEET THE CANDIDATES FORUM SLATED TO ADDRESS ISSUES OF BILINGUAL EDUCATION IN PALO ALTO SCHOOLS

PALO ALTO, Calif. - October 13, 2003

PACE
Palo Alto Chinese Education Association
P.O.Box 893
Palo Alto, CA 94302

For Immediate Release

Contacts:
Grace Mah
PACE
650-493-6360
[email protected]

Alexis Hamilton
The Hamilton Group
650.843.0311
[email protected]

MEET THE CANDIDATES FORUM SLATED TO ADDRESS ISSUES OF
BILINGUAL EDUCATION IN PALO ALTO SCHOOLS

PALO ALTO, Calif. - October 13, 2003. - Palo Alto School Board Candidates will field questions about language immersion at a forum on Monday evening, October 20 at the Palo Alto Family YMCA, 3412
Ross Rd in Palo Alto from 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. The event is co-sponsored by PACE (Palo Alto Chinese Education), the Organization of Chinese Americans - Silicon Valley chapter (OCA-SV), and the Palo Alto Family YMCA. All
three sponsoring organizations are strictly nonpartisan.

The purpose of the forum is to encourage voters to learn more about the candidates and their views on language immersion programs in the Palo Alto schools.

Editors from local news outlets are encouraged to attend and ask questions. This open forum will be moderated by Craig Mann, East Side Union High School District School Board Member, San Jose.

"In the global economy success requires fluency with more than one language. Best-practice tells us that children who study second languages in the primary grades can become fluent efficiently," noted PACE founder Grace Mah. "We have arranged this forum to discuss this important issue with the people who will shape education policy in Palo Alto."

About the Sponsors

PACE was founded in January 2002 by Palo Alto families that believe language immersion is an essential part of the education process. PACE now includes more than 100 families who are working with the Palo Alto
school board and administration to propose and implement a Chinese language immersion program patterned after Palo Alto's acclaimed and oversubscribed Spanish Immersion program. For more information, please see www.geocities.com/PACEforKids .

The YMCA promotes strong kids, families, and community. The Palo Alto Family YMCA has an initiative to promote civic engagement with particular
emphasis on the development of civic engagement attitudes, skills, and behaviors in young people.

The Organization of Chinese Americans, a national civil rights and educational organization, is dedicated to advancing the social, political and
economic well-being of Americans of Chinese and Asian/Pacific Islander descent. Founded in 1973, OCA has over 85 chapters and affiliates across the country.