By You have to respect how Hines Ward has continued his support of Amerasian even long after his famous return to Korea following him winning the Super Bowl MVP award two years ago:
Eight Amerasian children from South Korea spent a week in America at the invitation of Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward.
Ward paid for the children’s air fare and other expenses, said Bae Kyung-hee, an official from Pearl S. Buck International, an organization founded in the mid-1960s to help Asian children who were not eligible for adoption.
The organization assisted Ward in bringing the children to the United States, where they stayed with host families and watched the Steelers play the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday.
The children were slated to return early this week. [Stars & Stripes]
I said a year and a half ago when Hines Ward first visited Korea that I would be impressed if he maintained his commitment to Amerasian children in the coming years instead of spotlighting it for a few weeks to win some cheap media points which seems all to common with celebrities now a days. He continued his commitment long after the Super Bowl and as this article shows he continues to be an advocate for Amerasian children today as well.
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4:15 pm on April 23rd, 2011 6
MY NAME IS JIM SALAS I AM FROM THE PHILIPPINES AND I AM 34 YEARS OLD ,ONE OF MY FRIEND TOLD ME ABOUT YOUR COMMUNITY SERVICE YOU HELP A LOT OF PEOPLE IN DIFFERENT SITUATION AND I AM THINKING MAY BE YOU COULD HELP ME OR MAYBE YOU HAVE AN IDEA ABOUT MY CASE ,WHEN I WAS 12 YEARS OLD I FOUND OUT THAT MY REAL PARENTS ARE IN THE UNITED STATES AND MY FATHER IS AN US ARMY ,SINCE THAT TIME I WAS 12 YEARS OLD I AM ALREADY LOOKING FOR AN ANSWERE HOW CAN I FIND MY REAL PARENTS AND WHEN I TURN TO 31 YEARS THATS THE ONLY TIME THE LORD GAVE ME AN ANSWERE I FOUND MY PARENTS MY MOTHER IS NOW IN ARIZONA USA AND MY FATHER IS A RETIRED US ARMY AND NOW HE IS IN THE PHILIPPINES THEIR BOTH HAVE A FAMILY AND MY FATHER AND ME WE ALREADY SEE EACH OTHER AND NOW WE BOTH STABLISH A GOOD RELATIONSHIP ,ME AND MY FATHER WENT TO THE US EMBASSY IN MANILA PHILIPPINES TO HELP ME HOW CAN I GET A PROPER DOCUMENTS TO ABLE FOR ME TO GET TO THE UNITED STATES BUT THE CONSULE TOLD AS THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM IN CLAIMING MY US CITICENSHIP THROUGH MY FATHER BECAUSE HE DID NOT CLAIM ME AS HIS SON BEFORE I TURN TO 18 YEARS , BUT MY FATHER TOLD THE CONSULE THAT HOW HE CAN CLAIM ME AS HIS SON HE JUST MET ME HE DID NOT KNOW THAT HE HAVE A SON SO NOW HE TRY TO CORRECT HIS MISTAKE PLEASE COME TO OUR ASSISTANCE TO THIS MATTER OR MAY BE PASS THIS TO OTHER MAY BE THEY KNOW A BEST SOLUTION TO MY IMMIGRATION PROBLEM I JUST WANNA HAVE A BETTER FUTURE SINCE I WAS 12 YEARS OLD I AM ALREADY STARTED TO LOOK FOR THEM NEVER HAVE A CHANCE THEN NOW I FOUND THEM STILL HAVE THIS PROBLEM HOW TO BE WITH THEM I HAVE A PLACE TO STAY IN YHE USA I HAVE A MOTHER AND WILLING TO HELP AND A SISTER AND A BROTHER ARE WILLING TO HELP I JUST WANNA GET MY LEGAL PAPERS TO BE WITH THEM PLEASE HELP ME TO GET MY DREAM COME THRUE
SINCERELY YOURS
JIM SALAS CEL # +639285957291
4:17 pm on April 23rd, 2011 7
MY NAME IS JIM SALAS I AM FROM THE PHILIPPINES AND I AM 34 YEARS OLD ,ONE OF MY FRIEND TOLD ME ABOUT YOUR COMMUNITY SERVICE YOU HELP A LOT OF PEOPLE IN DIFFERENT SITUATION AND I AM THINKING MAY BE YOU COULD HELP ME OR MAYBE YOU HAVE AN IDEA ABOUT MY CASE ,WHEN I WAS 12 YEARS OLD I FOUND OUT THAT MY REAL PARENTS ARE IN THE UNITED STATES AND MY FATHER IS AN US ARMY ,SINCE THAT TIME I WAS 12 YEARS OLD I AM ALREADY LOOKING FOR AN ANSWERE HOW CAN I FIND MY REAL PARENTS AND WHEN I TURN TO 31 YEARS THATS THE ONLY TIME THE LORD GAVE ME AN ANSWERE I FOUND MY PARENTS MY MOTHER IS NOW IN ARIZONA USA AND MY FATHER IS A RETIRED US ARMY AND NOW HE IS IN THE PHILIPPINES THEIR BOTH HAVE A FAMILY AND MY FATHER AND ME WE ALREADY SEE EACH OTHER AND NOW WE BOTH STABLISH A GOOD RELATIONSHIP ,ME AND MY FATHER WENT TO THE US EMBASSY IN MANILA PHILIPPINES TO HELP ME HOW CAN I GET A PROPER DOCUMENTS TO ABLE FOR ME TO GET TO THE UNITED STATES BUT THE CONSULE TOLD AS THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM IN CLAIMING MY US CITICENSHIP THROUGH MY FATHER BECAUSE HE DID NOT CLAIM ME AS HIS SON BEFORE I TURN TO 18 YEARS , BUT MY FATHER TOLD THE CONSULE THAT HOW HE CAN CLAIM ME AS HIS SON HE JUST MET ME HE DID NOT KNOW THAT HE HAVE A SON SO NOW HE TRY TO CORRECT HIS MISTAKE PLEASE COME TO OUR ASSISTANCE TO THIS MATTER OR MAY BE PASS THIS TO OTHER MAY BE THEY KNOW A BEST SOLUTION TO MY IMMIGRATION PROBLEM I JUST WANNA HAVE A BETTER FUTURE SINCE I WAS 12 YEARS OLD I AM ALREADY STARTED TO LOOK FOR THEM NEVER HAVE A CHANCE THEN NOW I FOUND THEM STILL HAVE THIS PROBLEM HOW TO BE WITH THEM I HAVE A PLACE TO STAY IN YHE USA I HAVE A MOTHER AND WILLING TO HELP AND A SISTER AND A BROTHER ARE WILLING TO HELP I JUST WANNA GET MY LEGAL PAPERS TO BE WITH THEM PLEASE HELP ME TO GET MY DREAM COME THRUE
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5:00 pm on April 23rd, 2011 8
TOO MANY CAPS LOCK.
1/10
5:20 pm on April 23rd, 2011 9
Jim Salas,
There is no reason to go to the USA.
Your father is retired military and has a monthly income.
The two of you should start a business in a tourist area in the Philippines. If he finances it and you manage it, your income might not be that much less than in America but your cost of living will be much, much less. You will also be respected by foreign customers and fellow Filipinos.
If you work hard, think about a long-term business plan, AND DON'T STEAL FROM YOUR FATHER, you can build a successful life in a beautiful beach-side location.
If you go to America, you will likely live in a dirty and dangerous ghetto, work many hours with no respect, and find the "big money" you make will easily be spent just to live.
That is just an idea.
8:18 pm on April 23rd, 2011 10
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Since you said that your father inquired at the U.S. Embassy in Manila, whatever they told him there is the official answer. Nothing anyone here says would be more authoritative than that. While there are tests available to prove paternity, the State Department and Immigration agencies probably don't have any procedures for accepting any of that.
If your father really wanted to push it he could contact his congressmen and ask them to assist you in getting some kind of waiver or exception. But in our current political environment, that would be a very steep uphill effort.
Trying to get approved for citizenship now seems impossible, but it may be possible to get recognition as a family member and have your father apply for a family member visa for you.
10:16 pm on April 23rd, 2011 11
Jim—What ChickenHead said, do that. America is expensive. You will be better off in the philippines with your dad's retirement check.
And for God's sake—TAKE THE FUOKING (CAPS LOCK) OFF !!!! ALL CAPS IS ONLY USED BY IDIOTS.
1:09 am on April 24th, 2011 12
thanks for all your response on this matter ,but the problem is he is not supporting me even a single coin and i live with my step mother , that's why i am pushing my self to go to the USA to work any kind of job to be able to earn money and support my kids, im having a difficulty here in the Philippines please help any suggestion might help any idea you have is a big help ,thanks a lot and god bless
1:52 am on April 24th, 2011 13
Got any special school? Trade, skill? If not, it will be just as bad in America. While this might sound really bad to say, Stop having kids.
I know a guy that kept trying to have a son and ended up with six girls. That is not helpful or smart.
8:14 am on April 24th, 2011 14
Yup, dismal job market in the US these days if you don't have skills that are in high demand. Grass is not always greener on the other side.