World Journal
Yuki Lin in the arms of her mother, Han Lin, with her
father, Yan Zhu Liu. At right is Dr. Kin Kong,
who delivered her at New York Downtown Hospital.
Posted on 01/06/2007 9:45:07 AM PST by CrawDaddyCA
NEW YORK — Toys "R" Us Inc. has come under fire for denying a Chinese-American infant a $25,000 savings bond prize in a contest for the New Year's first baby because the company said the girl's mother is not a legal U.S. resident.
The company's decision — which came less than a month after it opened its first mainland China store, in Shanghai — has infuriated some Chinese-American advocates.
Yuki Lin was born at the stroke of midnight at New York Downtown Hospital, according to hospital officials. She won a random drawing held to break a tie with two other babies entered in the contest, Toys "R" Us spokeswoman Kathleen Waugh said.
The Wayne, N.J.-based company had said the prize would go to the first American baby born in 2007.
Although promotional materials called for "all expectant New Year's mothers" to apply for the contest, Waugh said eligibility rules required babies' mothers to be legal residents. Many sweepstakes have such requirements, Waugh said.
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They relented and gave the money to the illegal parents.
You are right. They did cave.
looks like the lawyers will have to get involved and change the language to..all expentant mothers who are LEGAL u.s. residents are encouraged to enter..and put it all in one sentence..
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