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My 2012 Democratic National Convention Experience – Day 2

Editor’s Note: This is a three part series chronicling John’s visit to the Democratic National Convention. Check back throughout the week for the rest of his adventures! My first day at the Democratic national Convention was quite a whirlwind, and … Continue reading

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My 2012 Democratic National Convention Experience – Day 1

Editor’s Note: This is a three part series chronicling John’s visit to the Democratic National Convention. Check back throughout the week for the rest of his adventures! As I had blogged earlier and on different events, I had the great … Continue reading

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CNN & NPR Report On Historic Number Of APA Candidates For Congress In 2012

I just caught this CNN story by Kyung Lah that was aired in earlier in October about the high number of Asian American candidates. Yes, there are a record 23 Asian Americans running for Congress (20 of them running as … Continue reading

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8Asians Talks To Otto Lee & His Run For Congress

Although I bumped into Otto Lee, former Mayor and city council member of Sunnyvale, California, at the Democratic National Convention,I never did get a chance to interview him like I did with Jay Chen. Lee is running for Congress, for … Continue reading

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“Vote For The American” Racist Yard Sign Attacks Jay Chen’s Run For Congress

I have been a supporter of Jay Chen, who is running for Congress and even had a chance to briefly interview him at the Democratic National Convention this past October. I recently received this email from the Jay Chen for … Continue reading

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George Takei On Why We Should Be Actively Involved In The Electoral Process

Last Friday night, I was pleasantly surprised to get an email addressed from actor George Takei with the subject heading: “I’m asking you: Please register to vote.” More because I didn’t know that Takei was actively involved in the Obama … Continue reading

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MSNBC Richard Lui’s Op-Ed On Asian Americans As The Ultimate Swing Vote

Much has been reported on regarding the 2012 presidential election regarding the Asian American vote, including MSNBC’s Richard Lui. I had the chance to briefly meet and chat with him after a panel at the National Association of Asian American … Continue reading

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National Asian American Survey (NAAS)’s Results On Californian Asian Americans

A week or so ago, the National Asian American Survey(NAAS) released a national report on the political views of Asian Americans as well as their thoughts on issues. Here in California, Asian Americans are specials – since NAAS a few … Continue reading

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Aung San Suu Kyi Addresses San Francisco Burmese Community

Nobel Peace Laureate and Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi was busy last week in the United States, first visiting the United Nations in New York, then receiving the Congressional Gold Medal in Washington, D.C. and on Saturday, speaking … Continue reading

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2012 National Asian American Survey Results

On Tuesday, the 2012 National Asian American Survey (NAAS) results were released (coincidentally on National Voter Registration Day). NAAS is a scientific and nonpartisan effort to poll the opinions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. The survey included over 3,300 … Continue reading

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8Asians At The DNC: Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) DNC Caucus

As I had blogged previously, I took a red eye from San Francisco to Charlotte, North Carolina and arrived on Tuesday, September 4th in the morning for Day 1 of the 2012 Democratic National Convention (DNC). On Monday day, the … Continue reading

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Obama 44 Shirt, Wait 4-4?

I was in the middle of a nice conversation on Facebook when this shirt popped up on my newsfeed. Yes, Obama is our 44th president. Yes, this hip and snazzy shirt was made available 44 days before election day. A … Continue reading

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