By Janlee Wong, NASWCA Executive Director
The California Chapter of NASW echoes our sister Pennsylvania Chapter in offering our deepest condolences to the families, friends and communities of the victims in the Squirrel Hill synagogue mass killing.
Yes, some of our leaders have decried the shooting, but some haven’t or not adequately in ..Read More…
School Orientations
By Janlee Wong
Late summer is the time of new class orientations at many schools of social work. The following address was given at the Fresno State University MSW I orientation August 21, 2018.
You’ve already decided to make an investment of time and money by going ..Read More…
Ron Dellums, MSW
By Janlee Wong, MSW
A great historical social worker, Mr. Ron Dellums, 82, passed away July 30, 2018.
One of the great stories I heard Mr. Dellums tell is how he began his career in social work. He received his MSW from the School of Social Welfare at University of ..Read More…
Save the Children: Families Belong Together
By Janlee Wong
As the nation continues to witness the chaos resulting from the Trump Administration’s “zero tolerance” policy of separating children from their parents when they enter the U.S., many organizations, ..Read More…
By Janlee Wong, NASWCA Executive Director
With the passage of the GOP tax bill, look for the GOP Congress to lead in 2018 with cuts to health and social programs to offset the cost of tax breaks for corporations and the wealthy.
While we know the theory behind the tax cuts is ..Read More…
By Janlee Wong
Sadly, the political discourse in this country has become so polarized (aided and abetted by the White House) that instead of discussing the massive availability of guns in this country as contributing to mass shootings, politicians dismiss the issue as the actions of a “deranged” individual for which nothing ..Read More…
The Dream Is Not Ending, It’s Only Beginning
By NASWCA Executive Director Janlee Wong, MSW
The Trump Administration decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program has many thinking the “nightmare” of immigration raids and deportations has begun for this remarkable and successful group of children and adults. The National Association ..Read More…
My Conversation with a Republican
By Janlee Wong, NASWCA Executive Director
For several of my columns since last November’s election, I’ve encouraged conversations with Republicans, particularly Trump supporters. Based on a National Public Radio interview with Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin), I’ve constructed the following imaginary conversation on health care.
WONG: What about the ..Read More…
By Janlee Wong, NASWCA Executive Director
Ever since the Great Depression when President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) began the great tradition of creating social safety net programs to assist the elderly, children, the poor and infirm, Americans have accepted the concept that when there is no one else to help, the government can ..Read More…
