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Volunteer for Warren Furutani this Saturday

Mon, 01/02/2012 - 23:54

Here's an email we just got from Melissa Ramoso regarding the Warren Furutani campaign. The event is this Saturday, so if you are in the area, please come on out and support Warren.


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APAP PAC endorses Jennifer Pae for Oakland City Council.

Sun, 10/17/2010 - 13:33

Asian Pacific Americans for Progress Political Action Committee (APAP PAC) is happy to announce our endorsement of Jennifer Pae for Oakland City Council. We believe that Jennifer is a qualified candidate committed to the Asian Pacific American community.


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Asian Americans top most expensive campaigns for NY City Council

Fri, 12/04/2009 - 00:30

Asian Americans running for office in New York City had a banner year this past cycle, not just with the record-number of candidates, but also the amount of money they raised. In fact, the three most expensive campaigns for New York City Council were all run by Asian Americans: Kevin Kim, Yen Chou and Peter Koo.


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Alex Wan campaigns for Atlanta City Council

Sun, 11/22/2009 - 15:42

Earlier this month, non-profit executive Alex Wan took a huge step towards becoming Atlanta's first Asian American on the city council by coming in first in his primary. Wan captured 32% of the vote and moved into a run-off against second-place finisher, Martha Coyle, who received 23%.


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John Liu and Margaret Chin continue to get great press

Mon, 10/05/2009 - 12:25

Ever since New York City Councilman John Liu won the Democratic nomination and Margaret Chin, along with candidates Kevin Kim and Yen Chou, won in their Democratic primaries for city council last month, there's been a lot of great press about the milestone for Asian Americans.  Here are a couple of more recent articles.


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Asian Americans show political muscle in New York

Wed, 09/16/2009 - 22:42

On Tuesday, history was made as three Asian Americans look poised to join the city council: Margaret Chin in District 1, Kevin Kim in District 19 and Yen Chou in District 20. That's a major increase from the single City Councilman in the city's 300-something year history, John Liu.


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Save the Berkeley Thai Temple - Call In Day Thurs., 9/17

Wed, 09/16/2009 - 11:47

URGENT ACTION ALERT

CALL-IN DAY: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH, 2009
TO SAVE THE BERKELEY THAI BUDDHIST TEMPLE

Voice your support for the Berkeley Thai Buddhist Temple! 
(Berkeley and non-Berkeley residents both can participate in the call-in day.)


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Issue of Race surfaces in New York City Council primary

Thu, 09/03/2009 - 08:30

The race to replace City Councilman John Liu's seat is getting down to the wire and things are getting heated. With just two weeks to go until the primary election, Sept. 15, the six Democratic candidates — John Choe, Yen Chou, S.J. Jung, Constantine Kavadas, Isaac Sasson and James Wu — met for a heated debate in Flushing and the claws came out.


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Get Involved: Volunteer for John Choe in Flushing, New York

Wed, 06/17/2009 - 17:52

Hello all, this information was passed to me by a volunteer in John Choe's campaign.  John Choe is one of the more progressive candidates in a crowded race for the City Council seat for Flushing, New York.


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Patty Kim Launches New Website

Fri, 04/10/2009 - 19:52

Here's a quick note from Patty Kim, Harrisburg City Councilmember. For those of you who were able to make it to our Mid-Atlantic training last year, you may remember Patty and her presentation. "Hello! My name is Patty Kim. I am a City Councilmember in Harrisburg, Pa. I am proud to be the first Asian-American woman elected official in Pennsylvania.


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