Is Obama's health care summit a brilliant chess move?
02/08/2010
angrymiddleagedman

Until the Red Sox finally won a World Series in 2004, growing up a Red Sox fan was an exercise in eternal optimism and disappointment. Every year I thought "THIS time it will be different", but just when the Red Sox seemed poised to take it home, they would snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.

Ami Bera profile in LA Times
02/08/2010
curtis

Here's a short piece on Congressional candidate...

The Changing Face of Immigration
02/04/2010
Rep. Mike Honda

When it comes to the issue of immigration, what quickly comes to American minds? Given that reporters repeatedly write about immigrants crossing the Mexican-U.S. bor...

Asian Americans Lean Left Politically
02/03/2010
curtis

Here's a report that just come out from the esteemed...

How Democrats will lose their message wars
02/02/2010
angrymiddleagedman

If you haven't yet read The Political Brain by Drew Westen, you should. It's a book, based on well-established psychological principles, on how the Democrats consisten...

APAP Calendar

APAP/New York - Vincent Who? Screening

Wednesday, Feb. 10 at 7:00pm
Asian American Writers Workshop (16 W. 32nd)
rsvp to theresat at apaforprogress.org

APAP/Boston - Meeting

Wednesday, February 13 at 11:00 am
Location: TBD
rsvp to michelle at apaforprogress.org

APAP/Chicago - Dem Sum

Wednesday, February 27 at 11:00 am
Location: Evanston (TBD)
rsvp to tmahmah at gmail.com

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Asians in higher ed - the sorry spectacle of discrimination

Mon, 02/08/2010 - 19:58

ATTENTION: Blacks are 12% of the population but 80% of the NBA. From now on, all NBA teams must limit the number of blacks on their team to no more than one third the number of spots. That's right, black players will just have to be a tad better, a tad faster, a tad taller than their white counterparts to make the team.


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Edward Chen passes Senate Committee again

Thu, 02/04/2010 - 23:22

For the second time, President Obama's nominee for the Northern District of California, Magistrate Edward Chen, has cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee by a party line vote of 12-7. If you'll remember, Chen's nomination has been stalled by Republicans who have criticized Chen for his public statements and background as a lawyer for the American Civil Liberties Union. From an editorial in the San Francisco Gate:


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Does discrimination have to play a part in keeping America safe?

Thu, 02/04/2010 - 10:36

(From the Restore Fairness blog) In a response to the December 25th bomb attempt on Northwest flight 253 to Detroit, the Transportation Security Administration announced a new screening policy that requires “enhanced screening” of passengers flying into the United States from 14 countries considered either “state sponsors of terror” or “countries of interest”


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Raja Krishnamoorthi Concedes Comptroller Race

Wed, 02/03/2010 - 22:58

After a see-saw night where the lead kept switching back and forth, Raja Krishnamoorthi has finally conceded the Democratic primary race for Illinois Comptroller.


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DC - Support the Employment Non-Discrimination Act!

Wed, 02/03/2010 - 18:12

Help end job discrimination!

It’s 2010, and in the majority of the country, there are no legal protections from workplace discrimination for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people!

This will change with the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), a federal bill that will ban job discrimination nationwide on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.  We have the votes in Congress, we have a president who will sign the bill, now we just need to keep the momentum going!


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CAPAC's State of the AAPI Community

Wed, 02/03/2010 - 14:17

Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Mike Honda (D-CA) issued the following statement on the State of the Asian American and Pacific Islander community:


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White House Budget Conf Call UPDATED Schedule

Tue, 02/02/2010 - 10:44

Friends,

 

Below please find the updated White House Budget Conference Call Schedule, including Friday’s AAPI call. Please note that all times are Eastern.

 


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Census 2010 - Fill In Your Future! Win a Free Trip to ECAASU2010

Mon, 02/01/2010 - 21:10
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Fill in Your Future!

Join our Census campaign and go to ECAASU for free!


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Use Your ImaginAsian

Mon, 02/01/2010 - 15:17

Over the last six months, I have been approached by friends to either create a blog or to write as a guest contributor to their blogs. However, I resisted because I was always preoccupied with writing preliminary exams, preparing lecture notes, or any other banal task common to a graduate student.  And to be frank, I wasn’t quite sure anyone was really interested in what I had to say outside of the classroom. So why the change of mind? ImaginAsian.


Head of ICE John Morton speaks of promised changes for immigration detention

Mon, 02/01/2010 - 13:25

Guest Blogger: Maurice Belanger from National Immigration Forum. Reposted from ImmPolitic Blog.

On January 25, John Morton, Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), gave a speech at an event hosted by the Migration Policy Institute.


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Shake up in CA Attorney General's race?

Fri, 01/29/2010 - 09:26

There's a rumor floating around that could have major ramifications for quite a few progressive AAPI candidates. According to the SFGate, Bay Area Congresswoman Jackie Speier could be setting her sights on a run for the State's Attorney General.


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Too Much At Stake for Complacency - A Call to Action for Immigration Reform

Thu, 01/28/2010 - 19:37

Look at "those illegals,” my friend said jokingly while he was dropping me off to the Bart Station. He pointed at two Mexican immigrants standing against the fence. Although it was a joke, I was extremely angry. Yet, I was defenseless and vulnerable. I simply laughed with him and stayed casual as if nothing happened. Once he dropped me off, I wondered if he would treat me differently if he knew that I’m also “illegal.”


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LIVEBLOG TRANSCRIPT UP! I'll be liveblogging tonight's State of the Union address for Asian Pacific Americans for Progress

Wed, 01/27/2010 - 21:33

Snarkfans and polijunkie pals:

I've agreed to liveblog Obama's "Year One" State of the Union address tonight for the great folks at APAP. Here's hoping I can figure out a way to cross-FB and -Tweet my posts as well, but no promises—so if you're interested in following along, bookmark my new memberblog here:


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Raj Goyle Sets Cash on Hand Record

Tue, 01/26/2010 - 12:10

As we reported earlier, moderate Kansas State Rep. Raj Goyle has turned the open seat race in Kansas into one of the few pick up opportunities for the Democratic party in 2010. According to his recent press release, Goyle $252,953.29 in the final quarter of 2009. The race is still an uphill battle, but Goyle seems to be doing everything right.


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Vote now if you think "fairness in immigration" should be an idea for change in America?

Tue, 01/26/2010 - 12:09

(From Restore Fairness blog) We need your vote! Vote to Restore Fairness to our broken immigration system on Change.org's Ideas for Change in America and take us one step closer to to ensure that 2010 is the year for immigration reform.


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