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| 4 decades later, China still isn't discussing Cultural Revolution - The Sun News Posted: 26 Aug 2010 05:34 AM PDT BEIJING -- The schoolgirls slapped and punched their vice principal, then grabbed table legs with protruding nails and beat her unconscious. Bian Zhongyun was left slumped in a garbage cart in the Beijing high school's courtyard. She'd urinated and defecated on herself, and died with blood and spit drooling from her mouth. On that afternoon in August 1966, Bian became an early murder victim of the Cultural Revolution, a movement that would leave millions of Chinese dead, injured or mentally broken in the decade that followed. Although 44 years have passed since the "Red August" that unleashed the floodgates of violence in the capital and across the nation, there's never been a complete public accounting in China about what happened. Bian's killers have yet to be named. "Even after all these decades, their crimes are still being covered up," said Wang Jingyao, 89, Bian's widower. Wang has kept the bloody, soiled clothes that Bian wore the day she was killed. He wants to know who killed his wife. "But it's very difficult to find out in China," he said. Unlike South Africa or Chile, which set up truth commissions to exhume painful pasts, China remains tight-lipped. The authoritarian government in Beijing has discouraged domestic attempts at critical examination of the legacy of the Cultural Revolution. So even as analysts across the world speak of China's bright economic future, at home this August there remains a page missing from the country's past. Observers say the reason is obvious: Mao Zedong, who fanned the flames of the Cultural Revolution out of fears that the government was growing too moderate, is the historical bedrock of the Communist Party. To delve into the destruction Mao wrought could lead to a questioning of the political system itself. Chinese official histories acknowledge that the period was bloody and chaotic, but they give little detail about what happened, especially when it comes to individual murders. State museums often don't mention the event at all. The Cultural Revolution formally began in the spring of 1966 with notifications at the Politburo, but the wider bloodshed began that August after Mao, dissatisfied with the government for not acting boldly enough, urged more radical action. Red Guard units attacked those with "bad class backgrounds" with impunity, universities were shut down and millions were sent to the countryside to do manual labor. Other leaders later took the blame for the chaos, starting with the "Gang of Four," which included Mao's wife, but veneration of the "Great Helmsman" continued after he died in 1976. "The Cultural Revolution changed the life of our generation completely, and it wreaked havoc on China. It was a catastrophe," said Wang Duanyang, who as a teenager led a Red Guard group in Tianjin, a city southeast of Beijing. "I feel regret. ... I have done a lot of things that you may think ridiculous and insane, but those things were done in a particular context." Wang wrote a book that described the humiliation and beating of his school's leaders and local officials that he witnessed, and in 2007 he paid to have 1,000 copies published. In the forward he apologizes "to the people who I've hurt." He handed out the volume to friends and acquaintances, but commercial distribution wasn't an option. "According to the Chinese government, any (unauthorized) book related to the Cultural Revolution is not allowed to be published," said Wang, whose own father, an author, was denounced as a "rightist" during the movement. Why? "You should ask the Chinese government," he said. Beyond Mao's legacy, the history is sensitive because those involved in assaults on their fellow Chinese almost certainly included future leaders of business and politics. Looking over pictures of himself with fellow Red Guards in 1966 and beyond, Wang pointed to young men who grew up to be a vice minister, an influential party official in Shanghai and the director of an important state history museum. Wang Youqin, a former student at Bian's school who's written a book about the Cultural Revolution, named a prominent Chinese bank executive and a senior administrator at a Shanghai university as having knowledge about Bian's death. "They have become people with power and with money," said Wang Jingyao, Bian's husband. "The central government wants to cover up for them and protect them." The high school where Bian died was one of the best known in the country. The daughters of the general secretary of the Communist Party, Deng Xiaoping, and the head of state, Liu Shaoqi, attended the school. (The two men were named enemies of the party during the Cultural Revolution; Liu reportedly died in a jail cell, but Deng later became the country's leader.) Despite the school's visibility, there's been no official investigation of Bian's murder on Aug. 5, 1966. A Chinese filmmaker produced a short, powerful documentary about her death in 2006, but authorities forbade showing it in China. Wang Youqin, who's a senior lecturer of Chinese language at the University of Chicago, has created a website and ongoing research project about Bian's death and the Cultural Revolution, but Chinese authorities blocked the site. "If there was a trial I would go to the court and give evidence, but there is no trial," Wang Youqin said. "They say that generation was fed by wolves' milk; they never really understood that what they did was wrong." A moment later, Wang corrected herself, saying that there are former Red Guards who are sorry for their actions, but "for some people who were Red Guards, they don't want you to expose their bloody past." During the afternoon of that Aug. 5, Wang said, she saw students pour black ink on administrators' faces and drag them around and then "people went to the carpenter's room and got broken table legs with nails in them." At that point, Wang said, she left the scene. Bian already had been subjected to "struggle sessions" in which students kicked and beat her with wooden training rifles. They plastered her house with signs that accused her of party disloyalty and taunted that she'd "trembled all over" while getting doused with water and having her mouth stuffed with mud "just like a pig." The day before her death, more than a half-dozen students whipped Bian and another teacher with belts and buckles. One of the senior student leaders present the afternoon of Bian's murder, Liu Jin, agreed to talk with McClatchy Newspapers about the experience. Liu was joined by a friend, Feng Jinglan, who was also there that day. The pair, now in their 60s, recounted the political history of the Cultural Revolution and gave a chronology of events at the school; but after an hour of talking, neither of them had described a specific act of violence. Only when pressed on the murder did the two women say that Bian and four other administrators were frog-marched around the schoolyard and beaten. Both said they were in another part of the school when it happened. So who, exactly, was responsible? "It was a group action. A lot of students beat Bian Zhongyun, maybe just hitting her on the back or slapping her," Feng said. "But her death is not the responsibility of any one individual." 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| NAMIC Announces Winners of the 2010 Excellence in Multi-cultural Marketing Awards - Yahoo Finance Posted: 26 Aug 2010 02:59 PM PDT Press Release Source: NAMIC On Thursday August 26, 2010, 6:03 pm EDT NEW YORK, Aug. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Association for Multi-ethnicity in Communications (NAMIC) today announced the winners of its Excellence in Multi-cultural Marketing Awards (EMMA). Held in conjunction with the Annual NAMIC Conference, the awards competition showcases marketing efforts targeting one or more cultural segments including, but not limited to African American, Asian and Hispanic markets. The 24th Annual NAMIC Conference will take place September 14-15, 2010 at the Hilton New York in Manhattan as part of Diversity Week. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060705/NYW092LOGO ) (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20060705/NYW092LOGO ) The EMMA competition recognizes the cable industry's commitment to maintaining best practices, while developing creative, strategic and innovative approaches to ethnic-targeted marketing. The competition is comprised of two award categories: Marketing Tactics and Case Studies/Campaign. Entries submitted within each category were judged within two divisions: Cable Companies/Distributors and Networks/Industry Suppliers. A judging panel of independent industry experts evaluated entries and selected all winners based on sound and innovative strategy, strength of execution against the strategy, evaluations of strategy, implementation and results. Deviating from the traditional "best of" competition method, each entry was judged against a standard of excellence and not against other entrants, resulting in the potential for zero to multiple winners in each category. Time Warner Cable and Time Warner Cable Los Angeles each earned four first place wins to lead the Cable Companies division. Cox Communications garnered first place honors in two categories. Cable Companies taking first place honors in a single category included Cablevision and Comcast. HBO and Turner Entertainment Networks led the Networks/Industry Suppliers division with three first place finishes each. IFC garnered two first place wins. Networks/Industry Suppliers garnering first place wins in a single category include BET Networks, Eclipse Marketing Services, Inc., International Media Distribution, MTV Networks, mun2 and TuTv. "The cable industry is committed to connecting their brands with an increasingly diverse audience," said Daphne Leroy, vice president of Marketing and Communications, NAMIC. "We are pleased to honor the latest group of EMMA winners for demonstrating exceptional efforts to reach multi-ethnic consumers through focused, highly creative, multi-platform marketing strategies." Ernesto Jerez, baseball play-by-play commentator for ESPN Deportes, will serve as host of the Excellence in Multicultural Marketing Awards ceremony scheduled for Tuesday, September 14 from 4:15 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. EDT. In addition to the EMMA winners' presentation, this "Hot Topics" session of the Annual NAMIC Conference will feature a panel of 2010 EMMA judges including Will Arredondo, director, Consumer Marketing, Fuse TV; Vicky L. Free, vice president, 360 Consumer Marketing, Cartoon Network & Adult Swim; Philip Polk, director, Segmentation Marketing, Cox Communications; Joseph Schramm, managing partner, Schramm Marketing Group, Inc., and Lisa Skriloff, president, Multicultural Marketing Resources, Inc. Moderated by Seth Arenstein, assistant vice president and editorial director of CableFAX Group, the discussion will focus on marketing expertise, highlighting EMMA successes and identifying areas of opportunity in producing culturally-relevant marketing programs that achieve results. The NAMIC Multi-cultural Marketing Committee, a consortium of the industry's leading multi-cultural marketing experts, produces the Excellence in Multi-cultural Marketing Awards. The Excellence in Multi-cultural Marketing Awards are sponsored by ESPN Deportes. CableFAX is the exclusive media partner. For more information on the 24th Annual NAMIC Conference and the Excellence in Multi-cultural Marketing Awards, contact NAMIC at 212-594-5985. Online registration for the 24th Annual NAMIC Conference can be accessed by visiting http://www.namic.com. Group registration is available for companies wishing to send multiple employees. The complete list of winners of the 2010 Excellence in Multicultural Marketing Awards follows. 2010 EMMA WINNERS CABLE COMPANIES DIVISION Case Studies / Campaigns First Place Title: Lo Mejor On Demand Company: Time Warner Cable Agency: Castells y Asociados Advertising First Place Title: timewarnercable.com/espanol Web Rebuild Company: Time Warner Cable Agency: Castells y Asociados Advertising Second Place Title: El Mix Launch Strategy - Cox Communications Company: Cox Communications Second Place Title: Celebrity Campaign Company: Cox Communications Agency: PM Publicidad Third Place Title: A Capella Acquisition Campaign Company: Comcast Agency: Firefly Third Place Title: TWCLA World Cup Campaign Company: Time Warner Cable Los Angeles Marketing Tactics: All Other Media First Place Title: Direct Response Triple Play "Beauty Salon" Company: Cablevision Second Place Title: Direct Response Triple Play "Fun-house" Company: Cablevision Agency: GlobalWorks Marketing Tactics: Digital First Place Title: timewarnercable.com/espanol Web Rebuild Company: Time Warner Cable Agency: Castells & Asociados Advertising Marketing Tactics: Direct Mail First Place Title: Celebrity Campaign Company: Cox Communications Agency: PM Publicidad First Place Title: GMA Pinoy and GMA Life Launch Postcard Company: Time Warner Cable First Place Title: Filipino Package Upgrade Direct Mail Company: Time Warner Cable Los Angeles Agency: ES Advertising, Inc. Second Place Title: Cox lo hace facil para conectar Company: Cox Communications Second Place Title: El Mix Company: Cox Communications Agency: PM Publicidad Marketing Tactics: Grassroots First Place Title: TWCLA HD Outreach Program - Retail Events Company: Time Warner Cable Los Angeles Agency: Acento Second Place Title: Cox, tu amigo en la comunidad Company: Cox Communications San Diego Marketing Tactics: Print First Place Title: Filipino Package Launch Print Ad Company: Time Warner Cable Los Angeles Agency: ES Advertising, Inc. Second Place Title: Comcast - South Asian Xfinity Q1 Campaign Company: Comcast Agency: Ameredia Inc Marketing Tactics: Radio First Place Title: Comcast Polish Gift with Purchase Campaign Company: Comcast Agency: Ameredia Inc Marketing Tactics: Television First Place Title: Granddaughter - Cox Communications Company: Cox Communications Agency: Doner First Place Title: TWCLA HD Outreach Campaign - Media Interviews Company: Time Warner Cable Los Angeles Agency: Acento Second Place Title: Chinese Market Infomercial Company: Time Warner Cable Los Angeles Agency: ES Advertising, Inc. Third Place Title: August 2009 Nuestra Tele Basico Launch TV Campaign Company: Time Warner Cable Agency: Acento Los Angeles NETWORK INDUSTRY SUPPLIER DIVISION Case Studies / Campaigns First Place Title: Cox Las Vegas Filipino On Demand Launch Marketing Case Study Company: International Media Distribution First Place Title: The Chicas Project: Season 4 Company: mun2 Second Place Title: Latino Student Athlete of the Year Scholarship Company: Fox Networks Agency: Daily Planet Second Place Title: Channel One Russia Comcast Philadelphia Launch Campaign Company: International Media Distribution Agency: Ameredia Inc Second Place Title: Happy Mother's Day Makeover – Reinvent Yourself Campaign Company: Olympusat Third Place Title: BET Awards 09 Company: BET Networks Agency: Harmelin Media Third Place Title: CNN Presents: Latino In America Company: CNN Third Place Title: ESPN Deportes and Time Warner Cable – NYC Dominican Baseball Campaign Company: ESPN/ESPN Deportes Agency: ConceptOne Third Place Title: Way Black When Company: TV One Third Place Title: Bandamax Launch Campaign Company: TuTv Marketing Tactics: All Other Media First Place Title: Epitafios Season 2 Press Kit Company: HBO First Place Title: Bollywood Hero Company: IFC Marketing Tactics: Digital First Place Title: BET Honors 2010 Company: BET Networks Agency: Harmelin Media First Place Title: Unmistakable Campaign Company: HBO Second Place Title: Epitafios Season 2 Microsite Company: HBO Marketing Tactics: Direct Mail First Place Title: Nexos Latinos™ TWC NYC Acquisition/Upgrade, Winter 2010 Company: Eclipse Marketing Services, Inc. Agency: Eclipse Marketing Services, Inc. First Place Title: Unmistakable Campaign Company: HBO Second Place Title: Comcast GMA Life TV Upsell Marketing Tactic Company: GMA Network, Inc. Second Place Title: TV JAPAN Comcast SF Bay Area Free Preview Direct Mail 2009 Company: International Media Distribution Agency: TD Wang Third Place Title: TBS Lopez Tonight Direct Mail Company: Turner Entertainment Networks Marketing Tactics: Diversity Awareness First Place Title: TNT HawthoRNe Inspired Connections Company: Turner Entertainment Networks Marketing Tactics: Grassroots First Place Title: TNT HawthoRNe Mocha Moms Screenings Company: Turner Entertainment Networks Second Place Title: BET Hip Hop Awards 2009 Company: BET Networks Agency: Power Moves Inc. Third Place Title: The Mo'Nique Show Company: BET Networks Agency: Brand Marketers Marketing Tactics: Out of Home First Place Title: TBS Lopez Tonight OOH Company: Turner Entertainment Networks Second Place Title: Bollywood Hero Company: IFC Agency: Saavn Marketing Tactics: Print First Place Title: Bollywood Hero Company: IFC Agency: Saavn Second Place Title: Comcast GMA Life TV Upsell Marketing Tactic Company: GMA Network, Inc. Third Place Title: Bring Love Home for the Holidays – TFC Holiday Gift With Purchase Print Ad Company: International Media Distribution Marketing Tactics: Radio First Place Title: Bandamax Vicente Fernandez Concert Sweepstakes Company: TuTv Second Place Title: Comcast Hispanic SBN Scoreboards Company: Ameredia Inc Agency: Ameredia Inc Marketing Tactics: Television First Place Title: MTV Tr3s Census 2010 Company: MTV Networks Agency: MTV On-Air Promos, Voto Latino Second Place Title: US Census: Dora PSA Company: MTV Networks Second Place Title: De Pelicula El Santo DVD Giveaway Company: TuTv Third Place Title: Asians Aloud Company: HBO About NAMIC NAMIC (National Association for Multi-ethnicity in Communications) is the premier organization focusing on multi-ethnic diversity in the communications industry. Founded in 1980 as a non-profit trade association, today NAMIC is comprised of 2,000 professionals belonging to a network of 18 chapters nationwide. Through initiatives that focus on education, advocacy and empowerment, NAMIC champions equity and inclusion in the workforce, with special attention given to ensuring that the leadership cadres of our nation's communications industry giants reflect the multi-ethnic richness of the populations they serve. For more information on NAMIC, visit http://www.namic.com. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
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