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Nikki Haley, Sex, and Race

Sat, 06/05/2010 - 23:11

A few weeks ago, Asian American candidate Nikki Haley was little known outside South Carolina. Now she is at the center of sensational sexual allegations--and the subject of increasingly vicious racial attacks.


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The Supreme Court, APAs, and the Judiciary

Tue, 05/11/2010 - 23:17

This is the first of a series of posts examining the interaction of the Asian Pacific American community and our court system.  You can make an immediate contribution to increasing diversity on the federal bench by calling members of the Senate Judiciary Committee and signing a letter [link to come] urging your Senators to confirm Professor Goodwin Liu, nominee to the U.S.


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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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Massachusetts?!!! Ask the Model Minority

Thu, 01/21/2010 - 02:18

(originally posted on Asian American Action Fund blogsite) No matter how you spin it, Democrats suffered a crushing loss in the race to replace the US Senate seat once held by Ted Kennedy and undoubtedly it will be seen as a referendum on Obama.  However, I find the multiple fingers pointing in every direction to be as equally depressing—just more dizzyingly so.  Obama was too left.  Obama was not progressive enough.  Obama did too much.  Obama didn’t do enough.  Obama came too late to Massachusetts. 


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John Liu top vote-getter in New York City

Thu, 11/12/2009 - 16:11

Here's a little bit of information out of New York that will lend fuel to the talks of newly-elected City Comptroller John Liu eventually running for higher office. In the recent Nov. 3rd elected, Liu not only became the  first Asian American to hold the second highest office in the world’s foremost city, but he also out-polled Mayor Michael Bloomberg by about 150,000 votes.


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National Equality March, Events, and Obama's Address on LGBT Rights

Tue, 10/13/2009 - 01:55
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The last time us gays marched on Washington was the semi-disastrous march in 2000 organized by the HRC. Before that was the 1993 march when I was 12. This year and this march was our time; the newly dubbed "prop 8" generation. This year's march was not without controversy with internal naysayers and questioners all the way to the top including Barney Frank.


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Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize Means Alot To Asian Americans, If We All Want It

Fri, 10/09/2009 - 15:54

Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize has the potential to be the lit torch to brighten and forge a path forward and not another political stick for partisan "Punch and Judy" theatre.
 


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Rep. Louie "Moo Goo Dog/Cat Pan" Gohmert (R-TX) is At It Again

Wed, 10/07/2009 - 20:04
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Remember Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX), he of the infamous "moo goo dog pan" and "moo goo cat pan" comment? Well, he's back and even crazier than ever.


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Judge Denny Chin Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals

Tue, 10/06/2009 - 17:15

Cross-Posted: Reappropriate


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South Asians in Obama Administration honored

Thu, 09/10/2009 - 14:38

Here's an article from Forbes Magazine entitled, Twenty South Asian Americans in Obama Administration Honored at D.C. Event:


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