Category Archives: Politics

Reaching the Chinese-American & Taiwanese-American community to vote NO on Prop 8 in California

Posted on October 25, 2008 by jozjozjoz

Yesterday I was lucky enough to have lunch with two awesome Asian American women in K-Town. We discussed various topics, but the discussion eventually got around to Prop 8. Cyn3matic said that she had recently gone to Ranch 99 for … Continue reading →

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John McCain enjoys wide support in Vietnamese communities

Posted on October 25, 2008 by John

As I have blogged before, the Vietnamese and Vietnamese Americans favor Senator John McCain for President, while most other Asian American ethnicities prefer Senator Barack Obama. Los Angeles has the largest aggregate number of those of Vietnamese heritage outside of … Continue reading →

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Kelly Tsai: “Black, White, Whatever”

Posted on October 24, 2008 by John

Self-described spoken word artist Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai, has recently released, in collaboration with others, a video version of “Black, White, Whatever…”: “…a witty spoken word poetry call to arms for politicians everywhere to stand up for underrepresented communities, like the … Continue reading →

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8against8.com: Asian-Am Blogger Raises $8,000 Against California Proposition 8 in 3 Days

Posted on October 23, 2008 by Efren

About four days ago, Grace Chu of Grace the Spot and AfterEllen.com, along with seven of her close lesbian blogger friends, issued a challenge to the queer online community: To help them raise $8,000 in 8 days against California Proposition … Continue reading →

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Asian Americans Supporting Obama in Las Vegas

Posted on October 22, 2008 by Guest Writer

Guest Blogger – Howie What a weekend! Just 24 hours ago, I was outside the Harbor Palace Restaurant in Las Vegas Chinatown waving a “Vote for Obama” sign alongside Kelly Hu. Now I’m back at work, responding to emails. . … Continue reading →

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Asian Americans Feeling the Power in Virginia

Posted on October 21, 2008 by John

Source: The Washington Post California is a pretty “blue” state, so the likelihood of the state going for McCain is pretty slim, so Asian Americans don’t necessarily can swing the fate of the election. However, Virginia is becoming quite the … Continue reading →

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Jose Antonio Vargas: Coaxed Into College and Eventually a Pulitzer Prize

Posted on October 20, 2008 by Jeff

The stereotypical Asian-American youth is studious and dedicated toward getting into college. This article from the Mercury News describes an Asian-American who had to be coaxed to go to college and later went on to win the Pulitzer prize. Jose … Continue reading →

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Vietnamese Americans for Barack Obama Rally in San Jose, CA on Saturday 10/25

Posted on October 20, 2008 by John

I just saw on Asian Americans for Obama that there will be an Obama rally this Saturday, October 25th in San Jose, California. Saturday, October 25 from 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM Host: Lan Nguyen Contact Phone: 408-960-5601 Little Saigon/Grand … Continue reading →

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Wednesday & Thursday, 11:00 pm KTSF Town Hall Meeting, Parts I & II

Posted on October 19, 2008 by John

This Sunday afternoon, I was an audience member in a videotaping of local San Francisco Asian language channel KTSF’s “Town Hall Meeting” – where two “surrogates” represented both Senator Barack Obama and Senator John McCain. Representing Obama was Otto Lee, … Continue reading →

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David Wu, America’s only Chinese / Taiwanese American in Congress!

Posted on October 18, 2008 by John

As we get closer to election day, there are still endless fundraisers to attend. Running for office is unfortunately an expensive endeavor, even for small media markets like Portland, Oregon. Today, I had the opportunity again to meet Congressman David … Continue reading →

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Asian Americans, Thank God, Soundly Against California Prop 8

Posted on October 15, 2008 by Efren

According to an article in today’s San Jose Mercury News, a poll taken by researchers across California reports that Asian Americans are soundly against California’s Proposition 8, a referendum designed to end same-sex marriage by putting in an amendment in … Continue reading →

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Reel in the Vote winner: My Vote My Voice by Henry Ahn

Posted on October 15, 2008 by John

REEL IN THE VOTE is a non-partisan campaign launched by the San Diego Asian Film Foundation to encourage more Asian Pacific Islander Americans (APIAs) to participate in the democratic process, REEL IN THE VOTE ran a Public Service Announcement (PSA) … Continue reading →

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