Seattle Times endorsed My-Linh Thai for reelection in 2017, and praised her for her work on racial equity locally and statewide. Progressivevotersguide.com also states “In her first term on the school board, she singlehandedly raised the issue of racial equity in education; because of her advocacy, racial equity is now a core guiding principle of … 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
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
California Proposition 209 (also known as the California Civil Rights Initiative or CCRI), passed by California voters in November 1996, amended the California Constitution to prohibits the state, local governments, districts, public universities, colleges, and schools, and other government instrumentalities from discriminating against or giving preferential treatment to any individual or group in public employment, public education, or public … Read more
Came across a piece of old news today Lawmakers consider repealing state ban on affirmative action . I like to read people’s comments to gauge people’s opinions on news topics. And sure enough, among the 60 comments, I’d say more than 95% were AGAINST SB 6406. Below are some examples taken from the site. “racism is … Read more
Are you on twitter? Let’s start the movement, build a hashtag campaign. #noSB6406, to spread the awareness of SB 6406. The more people hear about it, the more people talk about it, the better. I believe most people are on our side. I have been reading comments on Seattle Times. Although the newspaper has been … Read more