Coach, leland sandler, started a sexual relationship with her when she was 16, often giving her drugs and writing notes like this to excuse her from class. He was a person in authority, and were still taught, you know, that you listen to people in authority and you respect them, and thats what i did. Eventually, wilson says her parents discovered the illicit relationship and confronted the principal at San Ramon Valley high school. The principal came up with told my parents that my four younger siblings would have to go to a Different School if this came out, and it would just be better for everybody if it didnt come out. So nobody ever contacted police. Wilson says her coach was allowed to stay on the condition he stop any physical relationship with her. What allegedly happened next still brings wilson to tears 30 years later. She says, the principal, james henderson, walked in on sandler having sex with her again. I just remember our eyes meeting, and i remember thinking, hes gonna t
Accusing them of not doing anything about the abuse she says she suffered from a coach she trusted. Newspaper clippings capture Sherinne Wilson on the court, but her memories of high school are buried in these journals. I lived with shame. I thought it was my fault. Wilson says her basketball coach, leland sandler, started a sexual relationship with her when she was 16, often giving her drugs and writing notes like this to excuse her from class. He was a person in authority, and were still taught, you know, that you listen to people in authority and you respect them, and thats what i did. Eventually, wilson says her parents discovered the illicit relationship and confronted the principal at San Ramon Valley high school. The principal came up with told my parents that my four younger siblings would have to go to a Different School if this came out, and it would just be better for everybody if it didnt come out. So nobody ever contacted police. Wilson says her coach was allowed to stay o
Thank you, cheryl. Lets welcome todays guests. Margaret abekoga is a member of the San Francisco Regional Water Quality Control board and district director for Assembly Member evan low. Welcome. Asha jadeja is highly respected as a Venture Capitalist, Angel Investor in more than a hundred Silicon Valley startups, closely affiliated with stanford university, and an active philanthropist. Chris punongbayan is executive director of Asian Americans advancing justice, asian law caucus. Thank you all for being here. Now, this is meant to be a stimulating conversation, so feel free to jump in with your thoughts and ideas like you would with friends, because we are all friends here. All right . Welcome. You know, cheryl cited the growing asianamerican population in the u. S. This has historical basis, of course, in a very important piece of federal law that passed 50 years ago. So, chris, lets begin with you. How did the immigration and nationality act open the door for immigrants, specificall
Accusing them of not doing anything about the abuse she says she suffered from a coach she trusted. Newspaper clippings capture Sherinne Wilson on the court, but her memories of high school are buried in these journals. I lived with shame. I thought it was my fault. Wilson says her basketball coach, leland sandler, started a sexual relationship with her when she was 16, often giving her drugs and writing notes like this to excuse her from class. He was a person in authority, and were still taught, you know, that you listen to people in authority and you respect them, and thats what i did. Eventually, wilson says her parents discovered the illicit relationship and confronted the principal at San Ramon Valley high school. The principal came up with told my parents that my four younger siblings would have to go to a Different School if this came out, and it would just be better for everybody if it didnt come out. So nobody ever contacted police. Wilson says her coach was allowed to stay o
Asianpacific American Community. Thank you, cheryl. Lets welcome todays guests. Margaret abekoga is a member of the San Francisco Regional Water Quality Control board and district director for Assembly Member evan low. Welcome. Asha jadeja is highly respected as a Venture Capitalist, Angel Investor in more than a hundred Silicon Valley startups, closely affiliated with stanford university, and an active philanthropist. Chris punongbayan is executive director of Asian Americans advancing justice, asian law caucus. Thank you all for being here. Now, this is meant to be a stimulating conversation, so feel free to jump in with your thoughts and ideas like you would with friends, because we are all friends here. All right . Welcome. You know, cheryl cited the growing asianamerican population in the u. S. This has historical basis, of course, in a very important piece of federal law that passed 50 years ago. So, chris, lets begin with you. How did the immigration and nationality act open the