The building of a community's political muscle in order to protect itself from exploitation has 2 stages. 1) Building the muscle, and 2) having the muscle recognized by the general public. Thanks to you, the second stage has arrived. See the 2 happy articles below, all within 1 month:
1) 8/13/09 article: Latino and Asian Clout in the Voting Booth
http://news.prnewswire.com/
"Census Bureau data released late last month confirms . . . . In six of the nine states that went from "red" to "blue" in the election (Colorado, Florida, Indiana, Nevada, New Mexico, and North Carolina), the number of Latino and Asian voters significantly exceeded Barack Obama's margin of victory over John McCain."
2) 8/17 article: Asian American Community Flexes Political Muscle in Fight for Immigration Reform
by Seth Hoy
http://immigrationimpact.com/
"In North Carolina, which went from “red” to “blue” in 2008, the number of Asian Voters was three times greater than President Obama's margin."
To appreciate the true significance of the above 2 articles, answer the 2 questions below please:
o If our votes had been split 50/50, will we still be recognized as having the political muscle ???
o Which Asian Am organization advocated and led our community's bloc votes ?
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S. B. Woo
Acting Exec. Director (a volunteer), 80-20 PAC, Inc.