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Asian American Political Clout: A Post-Election Analysis

Tue, 11/15/2011 - 19:16

An invitation to an event from the Asia Society Northern California:

Asian American Political Clout: A Post-Election Analysis
November 15, 2011 - 5:30pm - 7:30pm
PPIC Bechtel Conference Center, 500 Washington Street, 1st floor, San
Francisco, CA

A growing and increasingly organized Asian American population has
raised its profile on the San Francisco political stage. This year Ed


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Jean Quan close to becoming Oakland's 1st Asian-American & Woman Mayor!

Sat, 10/30/2010 - 17:28

Jean Quan is close to becoming the first Asian-American woman to run a major U.S. city in next week's Oakland Mayoral challenge. Jean is a true progressive that believes in grassroots democracy.  Over the years, she has organized for better schools, good affordable housing, and diverse communities that work together.  


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John Liu defining relationship with Bloomberg

Wed, 11/18/2009 - 16:12

As rising political star John Liu prepares to ascend to the second-highest elected office in New York City, Liu must figure out the type of working relationship he wants with the recently re-elected mayor, Mike Bloomberg.


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Marilyn Strickland prepares agenda

Mon, 11/09/2009 - 21:26

On election night last week, the results were too close to determine who would be the next Mayor of Tacoma. Progressive Marilyn Strickland began with a slight lead of under 150 votes. However, since then, she has managed to continually build on that lead and she is now poised to be the mayor of the state's third largest city.


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Jean Quan continues exploring race for mayor

Sat, 10/10/2009 - 16:25

Here's a positive article on Oakland City Councilmember Jean Quan in her uphill battle to become Mayor of Oakland. It's from Oakland North and it's entitled, "Jean Quan embraces "underdog" status in mayor's race: "Im not intimidated.""


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Sam Yoon Still In It; Running as Deputy Mayor on Flaherty Ticket

Tue, 09/29/2009 - 12:42

Boston City Councilor Sam Yoon may not have made it to the second stage of the mayoral election in November, but don't count him out yet. In a historic move, Yoon will be campaigning with Michael Flaherty on an innovative "joint ticket" with Flaherty for Mayor and Yoon for Deputy Mayor.  The "unusual partnership," announced this morning at City Hall by the candidates, is believed to be a first, according to the Boston Globe.


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Sukhee Kang, Irvine's first Asian American mayor

Fri, 09/11/2009 - 12:33

Here's a recent editorial on the election of Irvine Mayor Sukhee Kang. Kang's victory was over a year ago, so I'm not sure why the editorial is just coming out now, but it's worth a read.

 


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Sam Yoon GOTV weekend, Sept. 19-22

Thu, 09/10/2009 - 12:37

Sam Yoon's primary election to become Mayor of Boston is fast approaching. Asian Pacific Americans for Progress is putting together a GOTV weekend targeting the AAPI community. Please come out and join us from Sept. 19th - 22nd.

 

Here's the schedule:


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Lunch with Houston Mayor Bill White, Democratic Candidate for US Senate

Fri, 08/14/2009 - 13:13

Earlier today, several of us from Texas (and a few from outside the state) had lunch with Houston Mayor Bill White, who is running to replace Sen.


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The Atom and Batgirl: Superheroes for Mayor of D.C.

Thu, 07/09/2009 - 20:55

Hey folks - You may have heard that the New Organizing Institute's 2009 Boot Camp involves a simulation exercise where 8 superheroes are running for the Mayor of D.C. This year, we have not just one, but two, Asian American candidates in the running: Ryan Choi (aka The Atom) and Cassandra Cain (aka Batgirl). Here's a look at their respective bios:


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