November 13, 2014

We, the Asian Pacific Coalition (APC) at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), are a
coalition of twenty-four Asian American and Pacific Islander organizations. We are the official
voice of the Asian American and Pacific Islander community on campus. Through our Principles
of Unity, the code by which our coalition organizes by, we recognize the oppressive conditions
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have faced in the United States. Having historically been
restricted access to institutions and denied rights in this country, we support and are in
solidarity with Palestinian peoples whom have been restricted to move and have been denied
basic human rights under Israeli occupation.
Whereas, the University of California invests in technologies that are used in the construction
of military checkpoints, the Separation Wall, the demolition of Palestinian settlements, and the
exploitation of Palestinian natural resources, the Asian Pacific Coalition affirms that the
University of California should not invest or contract with American businesses that are
invested in the violation of human rights in Palestine. In addition, University of California
students should not be forced to support University of California invested American businesses
that profit from the oppression of Palestinian civilians, which is currently inevitable due to the
payment of student tuition fees.
Therefore, we affirm and support student and community efforts in calling upon the University
of California to divest from American companies that perpetuate the occupation of Palestinian
peoples and the violation of human rights including Boeing, Caterpillar, Cement Roadstone
Holdings, Cemex, General Dynamics, General Electric, Hewlett-Packard, Lockheed Martin,
Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, and United Technologies.
In recognizing the violation of human rights and the oppression perpetuated by companies
invested by the University of California, the Asian Pacific Coalition in solidarity with
community members calls upon the University of California to uphold and honor the
Principles of Responsible Investment, stating that businesses should support and respect the
protection of internationally proclaimed human rights; and make sure that they are not
complicit in human rights abuses.
Signed,
The Asian Pacific Coalition at UCLA

3230 Campbell Hall

405 Hilgard Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1546
Tel: 310.825.2974 | Email: apc.ucla@gmail.com