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Shortage of Korean Interpreters In Today's NYC Democratic Primary

Tue, 09/15/2009 - 16:06

With four Korean-Americans running for three City Council seats you would think the Board of Elections would be better prepared.  However, according to the Asian American Legal Defense Fund, that not only is there an unprecedentedly high Korean-American turnout but also a severe lack of Korean interpreters. 

Glen Magpantay, an attorney with the advocacy group, said Board of Elections officials are struggling to deal with an uptick in the number of Korean Americans turning out to the polls.


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Major API Candidates in Tuesday's NYC Democratic Primary

Mon, 09/14/2009 - 11:22

New York City will have its Democratic Primaries next Tuesday and a lot is at stake for Asian-Americans in New York City.  Not only are all three citywide offices up for grabs, but most of the City Council offices in Queens as well as Manhattan’s Chinatown are up for grabs

Citywide

Mayoral


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Korean American candidates in New York City Council races

Sun, 09/13/2009 - 22:52

Here's a blog post on Koreanbeacon about three of the Korean Americans running for a seat on the New York City Council. Just a note, John Choe, who is also running in District 20 is also Korean American.


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New York City AAPI Candidates Update

Wed, 09/09/2009 - 14:03

The primary election in New York City is less than a week away. As you know, there are quite a few Asian Americans running for office. Here's a round up of a few articles and endorsements on the City Council candidates from around the web:


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PJ Kim video just released

Sun, 08/30/2009 - 23:40
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Here's a new video from PJ Kim who is running for New York City Council representing District One. The election is Sept. 15th which is just two weeks away.


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The Asian American Divide between First and Second Generations in Politics and Community Organizing

Tue, 08/25/2009 - 23:38

Here's an article about generational conflict in political races between Asian Americans.  Pictured above is PJ Kim. He's running for City Council in NYC against Margaret Chin.  The article quotes Sandy Kim,


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