Category Archives: Politics

Why Asian Americans don’t vote Republican Why Are Asian-Americans Such Loyal Democrats?

Posted on December 1, 2015 by John

In early November, these two articles – ‘Why Are Asian-Americans Such Loyal Democrats?’ and ‘Why Asian Americans don’t vote Republican’ were published within days of each other (by coincidence) by the New York Times and the Washington post respectively, which … Continue reading →

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Departing Mayor Lisa Wong – Love, politics, and a tale of two struggling cities

Posted on September 22, 2015 by John

Having been born & raised in a suburb of Springfield, Massachusetts (about 90 miles West of Boston), I’m surprised that I did not come across hearing about Lisa Wong, but I had only started blogging in January 2007 and she … Continue reading →

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Former Top Clinton Fundraiser Norman Hsu Says ‘I Was Greedy’

Posted on September 11, 2015 by John

When I first started blogging for 8Asians back in 2007, I started to learn more about Asian Americans in the political realm, including fundraisers such as Norman Hsu (since convicted in 2009 and imprisoned), and even blogged about him a few times … Continue reading →

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Bush Reacts to Outcry Over Tying Asians to Anchor Baby Debate

Posted on August 26, 2015 by John

If you’ve been following the presidential campaign as I have, you know that when Donald Trump announced that he was running for president, in his announcement, he ignited a firestorm regarding the issue of immigration when he stated: “When Mexico … Continue reading →

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Hillary Clinton Goes After Asian-American Vote with New Outreach Director

Posted on August 26, 2015 by John

Back in June, I had blogged that Olympic skater Michelle Kwan had joined the Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign.  At the time, I wondered if Kwan was going to be the lead go-to-person for Asian American & Pacific Islanders (AAPI) outreach … Continue reading →

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8Books Review: “Between Mao and McCarthy,” by Charlotte Brooks

Posted on August 12, 2015 by Lily

Charlotte Brooks’ new book, Between Mao and McCarthy, is an impressive scholarly tome on the evolution of Chinese American politics in the years after World War II. It looks specifically at the evolution of politics in New York and San … Continue reading →

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WHIAAPI: Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling

Posted on July 24, 2015 by John

I’ve blogged about the “bamboo ceiling” before, so it’s interesting to see that recently, the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders had a panel discussion for their AAPI Youth Forum with the topic of: “Breaking the Bamboo … Continue reading →

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Low Californian Asian American Voter Turnout in 2014 Election

Posted on July 22, 2015 by John

As I’ve blogged before, Asian Americans vote at a lower rate than almost any other demographic group, and this especially is the case in California – the state with the largest Asian American population (though Hawaii has the highest overall … Continue reading →

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Ex-California State Senator Leland Yee Pleads Guilty in Chinatown Corruption Case

Posted on July 7, 2015 by John

Back in March 2014, I had blogged about California State Senator Leland Yee had been arrested, along with others, on public corruption charges. He initially pleaded not-guilty, but now has changed his plea to guilty: “Yee, who previously has pleaded … Continue reading →

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Governor Bobby Jindal Running for President

Posted on July 2, 2015 by John

If you thought the Republican presidential field was already too large, Governor of Louisiana Bobby Jindal threw his hat into the ring on June 24th making him the 13th (? – I think!) official candidate to run for the Republican … Continue reading →

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Michelle Kwan Joins Hillary Clinton’s 2016 Presidential Campaign Staff

Posted on June 30, 2015 by John

This is kind of old news, but I wanted to blog about it for the record. Back on June 10th, Michelle Kwan (yes, the figure skater and Olympic medal winner) is joining the 2016 Hillary Clinton for President campaign, as first … Continue reading →

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The White House Summit on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders: Historic Gathering of Almost 2,000 People

Posted on May 15, 2015 by jozjozjoz

This week, on May 12, the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders hosted the first-ever White House Summit on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Washington, DC. Nearly 2,000 community members, federal officials, and guests from over … Continue reading →

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