This afternoon’s meet-and-greet meeting with 48th LD senate candidate Rodney Tom was very productive. Tom is challenging incumbent Patty Kuderer, the sponsor of SB 6406, the bill to repeal Washington State Civil Rights Act (I-200). Tom clearly told people at the meeting that he does not think that repeal I-200 is necessary, and will not vote for … Read more
The Meet-and-Greet meeting with Mr. John Carlson will be held at Redmond library this Saturday (March 17th) at 12 noon. It is a great opportunity to learn from the man who led a successful campaign that passed Initiative 200, Washington Civil Rights Initiative, in 1998. We’ll first hear Mr. Carlson give us a talk, followed … Read more
We wrote in our prior post that Seattle Times was avoiding to report on repeal of I-200. After some back and forth emails, we finally got Northwest Asian Weekly to write an article on repeal of I-200. When I learned that the article was finally published, I rushed to grab a copy this afternoon. Quite … Read more
If you live in 32nd District, don’t miss the opportunity to let your concerns heard by Senator Chase. Senator Chase is conducting a survey on town hall topics . The list of topics ranging from healthcare, taxes to affirmative action. Senator Chase is the lead sponsor of SB 6406, let Senator Chase know that you … Read more
CNN just came out with a news on March 10th: “Suit accusing Harvard of capping Asian-American admissions could be tried this summer“. It is no secret that racial quota hurts Asian Americans’ chance to get into colleges and graduate schools. Asian American Coalition for Education has a long list of studies to prove that racial … Read more
Came across this great article by Ms. Helen Raleigh today, Asian Americans Should Take Their Loyalty And Their Vote Somewhere Else. In her article, she talked about the factors behind Asian Americans’ loyalty to Democratic candidates despite “have been hurt again and again by Democrat politicians and liberal policies.” She also called for Republican party to … Read more
Mr. Carlson led a successful campaign that passed Initiative 200, Washington Civil Rights Initiative, in 1998. Outspent by 5 to 1, I-200 won 59% of votes. It won in 38 of the state’s 39 counties and almost carried King County as well. 20 years later, in 2018, Washington state legislators quietly introduced bill SB 6406 … Read more
A Gallup poll in 2016 showed that “Americans continue to believe colleges should admit applicants based solely on merit (70%), rather than taking into account applicants’ race and ethnicity in order to promote diversity (26%). ” source: gallup.com Gallup previously asked this question as part of its Minority Rights and Relations poll in 2003, 2007 … Read more
Many Asian Americans thought that they had a voice in state senate when Senator Bob Hasegawa was elected. When he announced his candidacy for Seattle Mayor race, Northwest Asian Weekly did an article covering this news. Read the newspaper’s cover on community reaction towards Hasegawa’s run below: [Troy Chen, a University of Washington student who … Read more
I was researching how people in California won the fight against SCA-5, and came across Mr. Ward Connerly, and his non-profit organization, American Civil Rights Institute. Then a post by Mr. Connerly back in 2017 caught my eyes – WARD CONNERLY SHARES HIS THOUGHTS ON “RACIAL DISCRIMINATION” . Below are direct quotes from Mr. Connerly’s post: … Read more