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  John Chiang - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Hsiao-yen Chiang (Chinese: 蔣孝嚴, pinyin: Jiǎng Xiàoyán) (born May 2, 1941), formerly surnamed Chang (章, Zhāng), is a Kuomintang politician in the Republic of China on Taiwan.
He and his twin brother, Winston Chang, both illegitimate, were born the sons of Chiang Ching-kuo and his mistress Chang Ya-juo in Guilin amid the Sino-Japanese War.
In March 2005, he officially changed his surname to "Chiang", saying, "The change represents a respect for history, a return to the facts, and a realization of my parents' wishes." He also announced that his children would follow suit.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_Chiang   (510 words)

  
 VoteCircle - John Chiang For Controller   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
John Chiang has devoted his professional life to making elected leaders and government accessible to all Californians and personalizing government services to touch the lives of the citizens they serve.
John succeeded in his own campaign in 1998 against several well-known political competitors and was recently re-elected to represent the 4th Equalization District, which is comprised of 8.5 million residents in Los Angeles County.
John has personalized the BOE office by spearheading free tax and finance seminars to Californians, along with providing free income tax assistance to low income residents, seniors, and veterans as well as non-profit agencies.
www.votecircle.com /candidate.php?id=706   (592 words)

  
 California State University, Dominguez Hills | The Fate of Democracy
John Chiang was reelected in 2002, to his second term on the State Board of Equalization (BOE), California’s elected tax commission.
John previously served as a Member of the Advisory Council of Big Sisters of Los Angeles; a Board Member for the Children Affected by AIDS Foundation; and, a member of the Regional Interview Panel for the White House Fellowship Program.
John is a graduate of Georgetown University Law Center, where he was a member of the Journal of Law and Technology.
www.csudh.edu /fate/Chiang.html   (429 words)

  
 Martial Arts: Qi Gong, Tai Ji, Tai Chi, San Shou, Cheng Hsin: John Nieters L.Ac.
Master Chiang is a famous herbalist, internal and external style martial artist, teacher of Qi Gong and has a lifelong training in both Buddhist and Taoist philosophies.
John was the Master Apprentice Trainer at the Cheng Hsin School and in this position was responsible for the training of future Cheng Hsin instructors.
John appreciates and thanks his teachers at the Wen Wu school, the Cheng Hsin School and the Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences for their time, attention and the opportunity to study these arts.
www.johnnieters.com /MartialArts   (1325 words)

  
 AsianWeek.com: National News:
When John Chiang, his brothers Roger and Robert, and their mother left for Washington, D.C., earlier this year, they anticipated an uplifting experience, a part of the healing process.
Both John Chiang and his brother Roger, who is the new API director for the Democratic National Committee, went on national television to answer reporters’ questions about their sister.
Roger Chiang said that theory came from a police official who was not aware of all of the facts and evidence related to the case.
www.asianweek.com /2001_07_27/news_chandra.html   (1128 words)

  
 CNN.com - Transcripts
ROGER COSSACK, CO-HOST: Chiang, who was an INS lawyer, was missing until April 1 of the same year when a canoeist found her partially clothed body on a rocky shoreline of the Potomac River.
JOHN CHIANG, BROTHER OF JOYCE CHIANG: I don't think the facts have established whether there is a connection or whether there is not a connection.
CHIANG: The report -- the autopsy provided that the body was too badly decomposed to offer a conjecture as to what her cause or manner of death was, that's my understanding.
transcripts.cnn.com /TRANSCRIPTS/0107/18/bp.00.html   (3477 words)

  
 CMTA legislative database | John Chiang |
Chiang, Member of the State Board of Equalization represents the Fourth District serving over 8 million residents of Los Angeles County.   He began his career as a Tax Law Specialist with the Internal Revenue Service in Los Angeles.
Chiang later served as an attorney with the Office of the State Controller.
Chiang organized the first Board of Equalization, Franchise Tax Board, and Internal Revenue Service seminar for nonprofit organizations and joined with the Los Angeles County Assessor's Office to hold a tax seminar for religious organizations.
www.cmta.net /legsample.php?leg=chiang_john   (314 words)

  
 CNM: Campaign for a National Majority
Chiang was recently re-elected to represent 8.5 million Los Angeles County residents on the State Board of Equalization, which he chairs.
Chiang is clearly the most qualified candidate based on his expertise vis-à-vis state and federal tax issues and his ability to outwork and outsmart those corporate tax lawyers who are not looking out for the best interests of the public.
John Chiang knows that this will take fairer, simpler and more progressive tax policy, and that only a Controller who is deeply and personally committed to the public interest will be able to overcome obstacles posed by wealthy special interests.
www.nationalmajority.org /chiang.php   (1139 words)

  
 The Rafu Shimpo - L.A. Japanese Daily News
According to his campaign, John Chiang, Democatic candidate for State Controller, is facing a sizable campaign against him after an independent group raised more than $10 million to defeat him in the Nov. 7 election.
Chiang, who is chair of the State Board of Equalization, is the only Asian American seeking a statewide office.
According to Chiang’s campaign, Software company Intuit deposited $1 million into the account of a group called “Alliance for California’s Tomorrow” which at the same time announced that they would begin running TV ads to defeat Chiang and elect Republican Tony Strickland, a former three-term assemblymember from Ventura.
www.rafu.com /chiang.html   (347 words)

  
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Chiang served as Acting Member in 1997-1998 upon the election to Congress of his predecessor on the Board of Equalization, Brad Sherman.
Chiang's legislative proposal to assure that the Board of Equalization conformed to the taxpayer-friendly provisions of the Internal Revenue Service Reform Act, which was enacted by Congress in 1998.
Chiang is a graduate of Georgetown University Law Center, where he was a member of the Journal of Law and Technology.
www.wtobo.com /html/JohnChiang.htm   (314 words)

  
 Political Leaders   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
John was first elected in 1997 and was later re-elected to the 4th Equalization District of the California State Board of Equalization, becoming the highest-ranking Asian Pacific American elected state official in California.
We are very proud that John Chiang is one of our own, a Chinese American who is close to his ethnic roots and represents the Chinese American community's interests and concerns.
In 2006, John Chiang is running for the position of State Controller as an outstanding Chinese American in the state of California.
www.sacramentochinese.com /pages/eng_political_leaders.asp   (1461 words)

  
 Primary Questionniare: John Chiang - San Francisco Young Democrats
John has personalized the BOE office by spearheading free tax and finance seminars to Californians, along with providing personal and free income tax assistance to California citizens in need of support and has consistently supported property tax reassessment for Domestic Partners.
John previously served as a Board Member of: Council of Regents of the American Lung Association of Los Angeles County; Children Affected by AIDS Foundation; Los Angeles Hospice AIDS Association; Big Sisters of Los Angeles; Organization of Chinese Americans; and the Regional Interview Panel for the White House Fellowship Program.
John is a long-time resident of Chatsworth, and is married to Terry Chi.
www.sfyd.org /node/778   (2455 words)

  
 John Chiang Is Right Choice for State Controller - California Progress Report
Only John Chiang emphasizes the importance of pursuing policies that ensure the support necessary to sustain high-quality public schools, health care for the disadvantaged and top-notch police and fire protection services.
John Chiang’s candidacy offers that, whereas Tony Strickland’s answer to similar problems throughout his career has been to ‘kill government.’ When a patient is sick, you call a doctor, not a hitman.
John Sheehan is the National Director of Research for Campaign for a National Majority, and a member of the Board of Directors.
www.californiaprogressreport.com /2006/10/john_chiang_is.html   (1308 words)

  
 Jerome F. Keating's writings
John Chiang (Chiang Xiao-yan) is an illegitimate son of the late president Chiang Ching-kuo and thus of course the grandson of Chiang Kai-shek.
John claims that he has proof that his mother was murdered by a close aide of his father but not at the order of his father.
This past year John Chiang had had his surname legally changed to Chiang, yet the Chiang family does not seem to support him in his race for Taipei mayor.
zen.sandiego.edu /Jerome/1142180049/index_html   (417 words)

  
 Strickland for Controller :: The Official Election Site for Tony Strickland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
But in reality… Against the earlier recommendation of BOE staff attorneys, John Chiang voted to give $80.6 million in tax refunds to 18 different firms that had paid no taxes in the years during which they applied for the refunds.
Chiang also voted against tax credits for equipment used in bakeries and meat departments in grocery storess.
During the 2003 Recall Election, John Chiang co-signed a letter to Arnold Schwarzenegger supporting SB 60 — the bill granting drivers’ licenses to illegal immigrants.
www.tonystrickland.com /hitschiang.php   (528 words)

  
 John Chiang Biography
Chiang, J. H., and D. Vimont: Analogous Pacific and Atlantic meridional modes of tropical atmosphere-ocean variability.
Chiang, J. Biasutti, and D. Battisti: Sensitivity of the Atlantic ITCZ to Last Glacial Maximum boundary conditions.
Chiang, J.C.H., and A.H. Sobel: Tropical tropospheric temperature variations caused by ENSO and their influence on the remote tropical climate.
geography.berkeley.edu /PeopleHistory/faculty/J_Chiang.html   (455 words)

  
 John Chiang (California politician) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Chiang (born July 31, 1962 in New York City) is a Democratic politician and the current California State Controller-elect.
Chiang is the son of immigrants from Taiwan.
Chiang began his career as a tax law specialist for the IRS.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_Chiang_(California_politician)   (247 words)

  
 Calitics: Soapblox California :: CA-Controller: John Chiang gets endorsement from national Dem. organization
In his bid to replace Steve Westly as the State Controller, John Chiang picked up a little national attention in the form of an endorsement from the Campaign for a National Majority.
Chiang was a staffer for Board of Equalization member Brad Sherman before Brad went off to Congress and John took over the seat.
John Chiang is also a genuinely nice person; friendly and down to earth.
www.calitics.com /showDiary.do?diaryId=1110   (554 words)

  
 The Asian Chamber of Commerce
Roger Chiang pointed out that Arizona is one of ten states in which the Asian American vote could shift the balance of power between the two major parties.
John Chiang was introduced by Marian Yim, State Delegate to the 2000 convention.
Chiang represents a constituency of 8.7 million people--a diverse population greater than the entire population of Arizona.
www.asianchamber.org /viewArticle.php?articleId=174   (458 words)

  
 CONTROLLER: Chiang holding slight edge on GOP's Strickland; Yee, Leonard lead for tax board
Although Chiang led in the latest Field Poll surveys, the race for the state controller's office was expected to be a close one mainly because both candidates lacked statewide name recognition.
With nearly a third of the votes counted, Chiang was winning by 47.7 percent to Strickland's 43.8 percent.
Chiang, 44, who has spent a decade on the Board of Equalization, said his background in finance and tax law would serve him well as the state's chief financial officer.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/11/08/MNGDDM8AI21.DTL   (559 words)

  
 Board Member Biographies
John Chiang was re-elected to the State Board of Equalization (BOE), representing district four, in 2002.
During John's seven-year tenure on the board, he has had more legislative proposals signed into law than any other member in the Board of Equalization's 125 year history.
John previously served as a Member of the Advisory Council of Big Sisters Big Brothers of Los Angeles and Board Member for the Children Affected by AIDS Foundation.
www.ftb.ca.gov /aboutFTB/boardMembers.html   (783 words)

  
 John Chiang for controller - Los Angeles Times
Of the two leading candidates for the low-profile job, Democrat John Chiang and Republican Tony Strickland, Chiang is the better choice.
Chiang would likely succeed more quickly, and more completely, because he has a better grounding in Sacramento's administrative quirks and policy choices.
Chiang is a former tax lawyer for the Internal Revenue Service and previously served in the controller's office as a tax attorney.
www.latimes.com /news/opinion/la-ed-controller26oct26,0,5531701.story?coll=la-promo-opinion   (433 words)

  
 The CAUSE Report
While John Chiang did not win the endorsement of the CDP (neither Chiang nor Dunn won the official party endorsement) he did win a great majority of support from CDP regional directors and officers and Democratic clubs and organizations throughout the state.
John was successful in building great grassroots support among party activists because of his many years as a staffer and elected official.
Chiang has a real opportunity to appeal to the large APA decline-to-state, and potentially APA Republicans who would be interested in seeing an APA in statewide office.
www.causeusa.org /add_blog.asp?cid=163   (503 words)

  
 John Chiang - Moviefone
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 AP Wire | 11/03/2006 | Fight over gambling compacts spills into controller's race   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
She said her group gave $250,000 to a campaign committee backing Chiang because her members were impressed by him when he visited several of their reservations.
Her members, most of which have union contracts or are negotiating them, also were worried about the public's reaction to the Team 2006 move against Chiang.
Wayne Johnson, a spokesman for Strickland, suggested that the unions support for Chiang was based on their concern that Strickland wouldn't be a pro-labor vote on the public employees and teachers pension boards.
www.dfw.com /mld/startelegram/business/15925008.htm   (684 words)

  
 Hong Kong Film Fan - David Chiang
Chiang was often paired with Ti Lung in
Modern Hong Kong film fans may know Chiang best as Sun Yat Sen's revolutionary cohort in the Tsui Hark film "Once Upon a Time in China 2".
David Chiang (L) and Jet Li (R) Jet Li stars as Wong Fei Hung in the second installment of the Once Upon a Time in China series.
home1.gte.net /respg4m2/davidchiang.html   (239 words)

  
 MISSING! Joyce Chiang -- Please read!
CHIANG was last seen at approximately 8:20 p.m.
Chiang, 28, is a lawyer for the Immigration and Naturalization Service.
Chiang since she was dropped off about 8:30 p.m.
www.lafn.org /politics/gvdc/MISSING-JoyceChiang.html   (865 words)

  
 Hot Topics
Chiang, a Board of Equalization member running for Controller, supports a simplified tax filing process called "ReadyReturn," which helps low-income Californians because it does not require the purchase of tax software such as Quicken.
John Chiang has been selected as one of the targets, even though Chiang had no involvement with this legislative issue whatsoever.
John Chiang is already the highest-ranking Asian statewide-elected official, and the only candidate with a background in finance and tax policy.
www.asianam.org /hottopics.htm   (5707 words)

  
 Chiang Says New State Budget Gives BOE Collections a Boost
Every dollar that goes uncollected is a dollar taken from education, public safety, and other critical services in California," said Chiang.
Funding in the new budget will allow the BOE to recover millions in state tax revenues from internet and mail order cigarette and tobacco purchases.
Chairman John Chiang, of Los Angeles, was elected to his first term as Fourth District Member on the State Board of Equalization in 1998, and re-elected in 2002.
www.ftb.ca.gov /aboutftb/press/2006/boe_070606.html   (647 words)

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