Word: wu
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Clinton seemed to go to his head. Four months after he and other Chinese visitors had their photograph taken with the President, Chung was pressing Clinton's personal secretary for a letter of introduction from Clinton for use in Beijing that would help him negotiate the release of Harry Wu, a Chinese-American human-rights activist imprisoned for two months on espionage charges. Although he never received the presidential seal, Chung got the next best thing: a letter from the chairman of the President's political party, Don Fowler, thanking Chung for "being a friend and great supporter...
...This guy just knows his stuff so well," said Thomas Y. Wu, '98, head of the club's seminars committee. "As he said, he's got everything planned...
...Wu said he has faced opposition from the government and was jailed for 13 days after organizing a lesbian disco at the Beijing Women's Conference...
...Because our situation is a little bit different from the situation in the West, we have to be more careful in choosing our strategies," Wu said. "That's why we need more time to promote this movement...
...think Gary Wu teaches us that there are certain cross cultural views of homophobia," said Tamara T.L. Chin '97, a BGLTSA member and the organizer of the speech. "We need to globalize our resources in solidarity with those brave souls who are resisting policed gender and sexuality under conditions much harsher than in the U.S. and in Europe...