Asian Americans

Keep Him Honest

Gautam Dutta | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Obama Cabinet, Cabinet, Bobby Jindal, Obama's Cabinet, Asian Americans, Maya Soetoro-Ng, Mike Honda, Jindal 2012, Obama Diversity, Tammy Duckworth, Barack Obama, Konrad Ng, Jindal, Politics News
Gautam Dutta

If it wants to maintain control, the Democratic Party simply cannot afford to take any community for granted, whether Asian American, Latino, or African American.

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Prop 8 Fight Reveals an Ally and an Alibi

Hans Johnson | Posted 11.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: Asian Americans, Prop 8 Protests, Gay Rights, California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Prop 8, Gay Marriage, Politics News
Hans Johnson

Twice Schwarzenegger vetoed state bills recognizing gay couples' freedom to marry after state lawmakers duly passed the legislation. Prop 8 is now beyond both his reach and that of the legislature.

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Marriage Equality: A Cup Half Full

Gautam Dutta | Posted 11.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Latinos, African-American Voters, California Gay Marriage, Asian American Voters, California, Latino Voters, Prop 8, No on Prop 8, Asian Americans, African Americans, Gay Marriage, Civil Rights, White Voters, Marriage Equality, Politics News
Gautam Dutta

Marriage should be sacred, not a political prop. We need to put another initiative on the ballot -- this time to undo Prop 8.

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NC Candidate for Governor Trashes Immigrant Voting Bloc

Angela Kelley | Posted 10.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Latinos, Asian American Voters, Latino Vote, Latino Voters, Naturalization, Voter Registration, Asian Americans, Hate Speech, Immigration, Asian-American Vote, 2008 Election, North Carolina, Extremism, Politics News
Angela Kelley

Last week, North Carolina's candidate for governor, Pat McCrory, potentially isolated upwards of 83,000 New American voters in his state when his emai...

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How Come McCain's "Gook" Slur Isn't Bigger News?

Raymond Leon Roker | Posted 10.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: Mccain Gook, Mccain Racism, McCain Vietnam, John McCain, Vietnam War, Asian Americans, Gook, Racism, Politics News
Raymond Leon Roker

Compared to offensive remarks against blacks, Hispanics and Jews, cultural affronts on Asians rarely get too high on the food chain. The missed McCain Gook story would seem to bear that out.

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Asian Americans May Nip The Vote

Disgrasian | Posted 10.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Communism, Mccain Gook, John McCain, Asian American Voters, Vietnam, Asian Americans, Gook, Barack Obama Asians, Big Government, Racial Slurs, Politics News
Disgrasian

"...two-thirds of Vietnamese Americans said they support Mr. McCain." What?

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Sign O' the Times

Disgrasian | Posted 10.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Meghan McCain, John McCain, Asian-Americans, Political Signage, 2008 Presidential Race, McCain Campaign, Koreans 4 McCain, 2008 Campaign, Glitter, Campaign Posters, Asian-American Vote, McCain Supporters, Republicans, Meghan Mccain John Mccain Campaign, Politics News
Disgrasian

I really don't care who people vote for. Okay, maybe I care a little, but what I'm mostly concerned with is that people care about who they themselves are voting for.

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The Sleeping Giant in American Politics

Deanna Lee | Posted 09.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Asian Americans, Politics, Barack Obama Asians, Leap, Asian American Voters, Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics, Asia Society, Politics News
Deanna Lee

While both candidates' websites have sections targeting Asian Americans, McCain's is a mere form to sign up for emails. Obama's is based on popular social networking sites -- with blogs, member directories, and links to embed the Obama '08 logo on your own Facebook profile.

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The Exotic Card and That Minority Thing

John Ridley | Posted 09.22.2008 | Media

Read More: Disabled, Lynn Westmoreland, Rush Limbaugh, Black Voters, Asian Americans, Obama, Hispanics, Barack Obama, Gay Rights, Sarah Palin, Exotic, Muslims, Washington Post, David Broder, Media News, Minority, Gay Issues, Minorities, Obama Exotic, That Minority Thing, Media News
John Ridley

I have to tell you, it gets tiring running from show to show and from outlet to outlet trying to point out the media's own myopia let alone that of sensitive folk like Rush Limbaugh and Lynn Westmoreland.

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Beijing Diary

Deanna Lee | Posted 08.28.2008 | Media

Read More: China, Olympics, Beijing Olympics, Multiculturalism, Chinese Culture, 2008 Beijing Olympics, Chinese American, Asian Americans, Media News
Deanna Lee

These Olympic games opened so many eyes, including mine, to a new China keenly focused on a global and multicultural future. It's something for us all to aspire to.

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Nationwide Asian American Platform for Change Meeting

Jonah Lalas | Posted 08.04.2008 | Home

Read More: Asian Americans, Barack Obama Asians, Obama Platform Meetings, Pacific Islanders, Platform Meetings, Home News
Jonah Lalas

"Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have historically been invisible in the eyes of government, too often forgotten even as an afterthought." - AAP...

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Largest Asian-American PAC Endorses Obama

Natasha Chen | Posted 08.03.2008 | Home

Read More: Delegates, John McCain, California, Foster City, Bobby Jindal, Equal Employment Opportunity, Asian Americans, Super Tuesday, Hillary Clinton, Minority Vote, 80-20 Initiative, Barack Obama, Obama Endorsement, Home News
Natasha Chen

On Saturday the largest Asian-American political action committee, the 80-20 Initiative, formally endorsed Sen. Obama for president. They decided on t...

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John McCain: Citizen of the US?

Gautam Dutta | Posted 08.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Latinos, Barack Obama 2008, John McCain, Latino Politics, Obama McCain, Asian Americans, Barack Obama Asians, McCain Eligibility, 2008 Presidential Campaign, Natural Born Citizen, McCain Birthplace Eligibility, Immigration Policy, Diversity, Politics News
Gautam Dutta

The Constitution must be amended so that all naturalized citizens (including McCain) can also seek the White House.

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White Voters of a Different Color

Ferentz LaFargue | Posted 05.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Asian Americans, 2008 Democratic Primary, John McCain, Hillary Clinton, Latino Voters, Barack Obama, Haiti, White Working Class Voters, Politics News
Ferentz LaFargue

The presence of my brown skin parents in the white working class voter demographic indicates how vexing it must be for pundits trying to figure out this bloc of voters.

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Anderson Cooper Explains Little About Asian Americans

Scott Kurashige | Posted 02.17.2008 | Media

Read More: Asian-Americans, Asians, Asian-American Vote, Media News
Scott Kurashige

Ending the marginalization of Asian American voices and stopping the monolithic portrayal of their political attitudes would be great strides toward eliminating the conditions that sustain the "bloc vote" mentality.

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Why Latinos and Asian Americans Went for Hillary

Jeff Chang | Posted 02.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Latino Vote, Fabian Nunez, Asian Americans, Chinese American Democratic Club, John Chiang, Emergent Voters, Dolores Huerta, Insurgant Voters, Gavin Newsom, Asian American Voters, Latino Voters, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Barack Obama Latino Vote, Hillary Clinton Latino Voters, Barack Obama Asians, Obama Latino, California Latino Vote, S.B. Woo, Politics News
Jeff Chang

The reason Hillary won is because the Latino and Asian American votes remain emergent, not yet insurgent. Emergent voting blocs respond to leaders in their community.

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Shame, Shame On Norman Hsu For His Alleged Campaign Finance Shenanigans

Michelle Kraus | Posted 09.04.2007 | Politics

Read More: Asian Americans, Norm Hsu, Political Donors, Campaign Finance, Politics News
Michelle Kraus

The fallout from the Norman Hsu legal and political finance scandals reported by Brody Mullins in last week's Wall Street Journal is toxic and far rea...

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