Jane Kim
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Jane Kim is an American
politician currently serving on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors
representing District 6, consisting of Alcatraz Island
, Civic Center, Mission Bay, South of Market, the Tenderloin, Treasure Island, and Yerba Buena Island
.
Prior to her election to the Board of Supervisors, she served as member and president of the San Francisco Board of Education
.
Kim has been a subject of controversy when she refuses to recite the Pledge of Allegiance
at Board of Supervisors meetings. She says that it was a personal decision and that she rejects the words "with liberty and justice for all" because the United States has not yet achieved the goal of ensuring freedom and justice for all individuals.
Kim said she had no opinion on whether the persecuted Chinese spiritual group Falun Gong
should be allowed to participate in the Chinese New Year parade in San Francisco. She opposed her predecessor Chris Daly
's efforts attempting to protect Falun Gong's rights not to be discriminated.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
politician currently serving on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors
San Francisco Board of Supervisors
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors is the legislative body within the government of the City and County of San Francisco, California, United States.-Government and politics:...
representing District 6, consisting of Alcatraz Island
Alcatraz Island
Alcatraz Island is an island located in the San Francisco Bay, offshore from San Francisco, California, United States. Often referred to as "The Rock" or simply "Traz", the small island was developed with facilities for a lighthouse, a military fortification, a military prison, and a Federal...
, Civic Center, Mission Bay, South of Market, the Tenderloin, Treasure Island, and Yerba Buena Island
Yerba Buena Island
Yerba Buena Island sits in the San Francisco Bay between San Francisco and Oakland, California. The Yerba Buena Tunnel runs through its center and connects the western and eastern spans of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. It has had several other names over the decades: Sea Bird Island, Wood...
.
Prior to her election to the Board of Supervisors, she served as member and president of the San Francisco Board of Education
San Francisco Board of Education
The San Francisco Board of Education is made of seven Commissioners, elected by voters across the city to serve 4-year terms. It is subject to local, state, and federal laws, and determines policy for all the public schools in the San Francisco Unified School District.- Founding :In October 1849,...
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Kim has been a subject of controversy when she refuses to recite the Pledge of Allegiance
Pledge of Allegiance
The Pledge of Allegiance of the United States is an expression of loyalty to the federal flag and the republic of the United States of America, originally composed by Christian Socialist Francis Bellamy in 1892 and formally adopted by Congress as the pledge in 1942...
at Board of Supervisors meetings. She says that it was a personal decision and that she rejects the words "with liberty and justice for all" because the United States has not yet achieved the goal of ensuring freedom and justice for all individuals.
Kim said she had no opinion on whether the persecuted Chinese spiritual group Falun Gong
Falun Gong
Falun Gong is a spiritual discipline first introduced in China in 1992 by its founder, Li Hongzhi, through public lectures. It combines the practice of meditation and slow-moving qigong exercises with the moral philosophy...
should be allowed to participate in the Chinese New Year parade in San Francisco. She opposed her predecessor Chris Daly
Chris Daly
Chris Daly is a former member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. He represented District 6, on which he served from 2000 to 2010...
's efforts attempting to protect Falun Gong's rights not to be discriminated.