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Laura Song expresses her disapproval of Zheng Li and Edgar Avila, as well as her disappointment toward Marcy Cho. Laura appreciates her sorority members for their attempts to commemorate her when the public believed she was missing. #chtown18

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BREAKING: Sylvie Li, Miss Paris Chinatown, is actually Laura Song. She was able to hide as Miss Paris Chinatown after getting plastic surgery in Korea. #chtown18

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798 LA proposal wins over the Yelin "Laura" Song Foundation's committee, receiving $10M + land endowment for their startup incubator and international student scholarships. #chtown18

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USCBC President explains that the 798 LA proposal allows international students the opportunity to become entrepreneurs -- an opportunity they otherwise would not have due to visa limitations. #chtown18

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Mr. Li has been arrested and detained by the LAPD. #chtown18

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"Show me what community looks like," says members of the LA Community First. "Show us what Laura wanted," reply members of the 798 LA proposal group. #chtown18

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USCBC claimed that they would withdraw their $5M out of anger that that it would be devoted to an incubator, rather than to benefit Chinese international students studying in the US. 798 LA explains that the $5M would go to the int'l student scholarships. #chtown18

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A 798 LA presenter explains that their proposal is not dependent on the potentially-unstable equity income from startups in their incubator, but rather on rental space. #chtown18

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Mr. Li of the Lucky Dragon chain reiterates that the $10M he had previously planned to donate to a proposal is now going to the undocumented immigrant families influenced by his business proceedings. #chtown18

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Mr. Li of the Lucky Dragon plans to step down as CEO of the restaurant chain and pass leadership to Reyna Song. Song apologizes for those previously involved in the business and plans to make the chain more inclusive. #chtown18

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798 LA representative @TonyLiu52398132 pokes holes in finances of LA Community First budget. As an example, he explains that they designated only $130 for yearly upkeep, but need at least $180K for annual cleaning costs. #chtown18

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LA Community First representative claims that students are only a "transient" part of the community, and that the 798 LA's focus on international females is too exclusive. #chtown18

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Read 798 LA's proposal here: https://t.co/8d20pGgxwn #chtown18

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Mr. Li and Zheng Li publicly reiterate their distancing. "Don't come home!" Mr. Li cries. #chtown18

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Mr. Li of the Lucky Dragon will NOT be donating the $10M he has offered to the 798 LA group, labeling them as too business-minded. #chtown18

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Mr. Li of the Lucky Dragon admits to trying to "cut costs" in ways which he now realizes are "unacceptable." He still refuses any role in the Laura Song disappearance. He commits to donating $10M of his family's fortune to the Laura Song Foundation's endowment. #chtown18

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Sylvie Li expresses concern that the LA Community First proposal offers "the same resources" but "in a less trendy way" than the 798 LA group. #chtown18

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Committee members Andy Gee and Sylvie Li express concerns that the LA Community First's proposal is primarily intended to serve community members, rather than to commemorate Laura Song. #chtown18

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How will the LA Community First group ensure ethical interaction of professors toward students in the immigration research program? Presenters hope to "build a network" so as to prevent the power dynamic that emerged when Prof. Simmons solely oversaw many students. #chtown18

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LA Community First group will be working closely with UTCG faculty, who have faced fire since news of Prof. Simmons, to sustain their L.A.-specific immigration research program #chtown18