posted on Dec 20 2001
Dear alumni,
Many of you cared greatly about our fellow Peking University alumnus Yang
Jianqing and his wife's murder case. We are receiving numerous generous
donations to their young daughter Yang Xue's education fund (see below for
details).
Internet news reported that the murder suspect had been caught in China last
week. You may read the news from
http://www.azstarnet.com/yangchen/1215arrest.html (English) and
http://content.sina.com/news/38/55/1385520_1_b5gif.html (Chinese).
We obtained the following information from Mr. Siliang Li, the President of
University of Arizona Association of Chinese Students and Scholars: "The family
has returned to China with Yang and Chen's ashes, as well as Xiao Xue. Asked by
the family, we agree not to release the detail return information. But I've
talked with the family several times over the phone since they left, and they
are in good condition."
Mr. Li also reported a five-member committee was set up to manage the donation
fund. "The five members are representatives from our association, the church,
chemistry department at U of A, Yang's former Bible study American pastor and
personal friend, and a representative from Homicide Survivor Funds. All the
members were chosen under great considerations of all respects, and all the
parties have the full trust and faith in this committee's operation of the
funds. Once the committee has worked out the detail plan (legal and financial
process), our association will transfer all our funds raised into this will-be
set-up account that is solely independent, and governed by the five-member
committee."
So far PUAASC has received $1,545.00 donation from 19 alumni for the education
fund for Yang Xue. Some alumni asked us not to disclose their names. We are
proud of our alumni who once again extend their hands for helping other alumni
and their families in need. These donors are:
Anonymous, $25
Anonymous, $50, 91' Psychology
Anonymous, $60, 84' Physics
Bin Cheng, $20, 97' Mathematics
Xiaoqing Dong, $20, 91' Archaeology
Sikun Lan, $200, 84' Mathematics
Katie Pan, $200, 88' Law
Shuo Tang, $50, 88' EE
Mark S. Wang, $200
Bin Xia, $50, 84' Physics
Feng Xu, $100, 84' Mathematics
Wenge Xu, $200, 81' Physics
An Yin, $100, 78' Geology
Jing Yin, $50, 94' Geography
Yu Yuan, $50, 90' English
Feng Zeng, $50, 90' Public Admin.
Yunyan Zhang, $20, 94' Geophysics
Ming Zhao, $50, 86' Geophysics
Wensheng Zhou, $50, 87' EE
We are in close contact with relevant parties including the above mentioned
five-member committee. We will discuss with all donors before deciding how we
make their donations available for the beneficiary. Meanwhile, we are still
open for additional donations for same purpose: Yang Xue's future education.
May the departed rest in peace and may all of us live in peace!
Happy holidays!
PUAASC
3109 S. Oakhurst Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90034
12/19/2001