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AAA Fund Pleased To Announce Endorsements of Grace Meng and Jennifer Ong

October 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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AAA Fund Press Release: AAA Fund Pleased To Announce Endorsements of Grace Meng and Jennifer Ong
OCTOBER 3, 2012

IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Gautam Dutta (202) 236-2048

WASHINGTON D.C. (October 4, 2012) – The Asian American Action (AAA) Fund is pleased to announce the endorsement of New York Congressional candidate Grace Meng and California Assembly candidate Jennifer Ong.

Grace Meng is a Taiwanese American public interest lawyer and a member of the New York State Assembly. She is running to represent the people of Queens and has authored successful bills in the legislature to extend unemployment coverage, fight human trafficking, and provide incentives for affordable housing.

Jennifer Ong is an Filipina American optometrist and small business owner. The daughter of two union members, she is running for Assembly in California to help others have what California has given her and her family.

AAA-Fund Executive Director Gautam Dutta said, “We’re excited to endorse Grace Meng and Jennifer Ong– two rising stars in Asian American politics. Grace and Jennifer will be true advocates for their constituents, as well as championing issues important to Asian Americans and all Americans.”

AAA-Fund Endorsements Chair Caroline Fan stated, “These women are breaking glass ceilings in more ways than one – we’re proud to support the next first Asian American Congresswoman from New York and the next first Filipina American California state legislator. I am confident that they will bring their experiences as the daughters of immigrants to their offices.”

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Filed Under: 2011+2012 Campaigns, AAA Fund, APA Officeholders, California, Democratic Party, New York, The Editors Tagged With: ,

ASIAN AMERICAN ACTION FUND OF GREATER CHICAGO ANNOUNCES ITS ENDORSED SLATE FOR CHICAGO ELECTIONS 2011

February 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment

PRESS RELEASE
February 16, 2011
Contact: Bethann Hester (773-550-4277)

ASIAN AMERICAN ACTION FUND OF GREATER CHICAGO ANNOUNCES ITS ENDORSED SLATE FOR CHICAGO ELECTIONS 2011

Chicago – The Asian American Action Fund of Greater Chicago (AAAF-GC) is proud to endorse Rahm Emanuel as a candidate for Mayor of the great city of Chicago and announces its endorsed slate of four candidates for Chicago City Council:

Ward 4 Will Burns friendsofwillburns.com
Ward 46 Emily Stewart citizensforstewart.com
Ward 47 Ameya Pawar renewchicago.com
Ward 48 Harry Osterman harryosterman.org

The AAAF-GC represents Asians across ethnicity and life experience. Our parents and grandparents immigrated to this city for the chance to give us a better life. Today more than one in four Chicagoans is an immigrant or the child of an immigrant, and the percentage is even higher among Asian Pacific Americans (APAs). Chicago is a world-class city because immigrants built it from the ground up. The APA community – alongside other immigrant communities – looks forward to working with Mr. Emanuel to embrace the contributions of immigrants. We urge him to join Mayors Bloomberg, Villaraigosa, and other big city mayors and business leaders in the fight for comprehensive immigration reform and immigrant integration. In our next mayor, we need a vocal leader for federal reform and a creative public servant who will commit municipal resources to educating, integrating, and protecting immigrants. We believe that Rahm Emanuel can become that Mayor.

In Chicago, APAs make up nearly five percent of the total population. Although there are several APAs in elective office on the local level in several cities surrounding the Chicago area, there still are no APA elected officials in the City of Chicago or on the State and Federal levels. We will work with Mr. Emanuel to assure that APAs are fairly represented in his administration and in elective office.

As members of the Illinois General Assembly, Will Burns and Harry Osterman have demonstrated a commitment to the issues important the APA community; both are candidates with deep experience and great substance, and we look forward to their carrying this commitment forward in Chicago’s City Council.

AAAF-GC is proud to support two strong APA candidates for Alderman, Ameya Pawar and Emily Stewart. “Bringing a smart, skilled and fresh perspective to city governance and management, Mr. Pawar and Ms. Stewart will well serve as great representatives of their wards and Chicago,” said AAAF-GC Vice President Anita Banerji.

The mission of AAAF-GC is to encourage APA Democrats to participate in the political process and to empower the APA community so that we can address the under-representation of APAs in the political life of the Greater Chicago area. The AAAF-GC also supports non-APA candidates who are supportive on issues of concern to the APA community. The Asian American Action Fund achieves its goals by identifying qualified Democratic candidates, providing them with financial and technical assistance, and building a local network of activists, funders, and supporters. To learn more about the AAAF-GC, visit www.aaa-fund.org.

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Attached press release photos are below. Click for a full-sized original.

AAAF-GC Endorses Rahm Emanual for Chicago Mayor
AAAF-GC Endorses Rahm Emanual for Chicago Mayor
The Asian American Action Fund of Greater Chicago (AAAF-GC) endorses Rahm Emanuel as a candidate for Mayor of Chicago. AAAF-GC leaders with endorsed Chicago Mayoral candidate Rahm Emanuel, L to R, Anne Shaw, Eric Mah, Jae Choi Kim, Rahm Emanual, David Namkung and Anita Banerji.

AAAF-GC endorses Burns for Chicago Ward 4 Alderman
AAAF-GC endorses Burns for Chicago Ward 4 Alderman
The Asian American Action Fund of Greater Chicago (AAAF-GC) endorses Will Burns as a candidate for Ward 4 Alderman, Chicago City Council; Chicago Ward 4 Alderman candidate Will Burns.
AAAF-GC endorses Emily Stewart
AAAF-GC endorses Stewart for Chicago Ward 46 Alderman
AAAF-GC endorses Stewart for Chicago Ward 46 Alderman
The Asian American Action Fund of Greater Chicago (AAAF-GC) endorses Emily Stewart as a candidate for Ward 46 Alderman, Chicago City Council; Chicago Ward 46 Alderman candidate Emily Stewart.

AAAF-GC endorses Pawar for Chicago Ward 47 Alderman
AAAF-GC endorses Pawar for Chicago Ward 47 Alderman
The Asian American Action Fund of Greater Chicago (AAAF-GC) endorses Ameya Pawar as a candidate for Ward 47 Alderman, Chicago City Council; Chicago Ward 47 Alderman candidate Ameya Pawar.

AAAF-GC endorses Osterman for Chicago Ward 48 Alderman
AAAF-GC endorses Osterman for Chicago Ward 48 Alderman
The Asian American Action Fund of Greater Chicago (AAAF-GC) endorses Harry Osterman as a candidate for Ward 48 Alderman, Chicago City Council; Chicago Ward 48 Alderman candidate Harry Osterman.

Filed Under: AAA Fund, Local Politics, Media, Running for Office, The Editors Tagged With:

Leslie Byrne for Congress

May 2, 2008 By Leave a Comment

Ed. Note: While AAA-Fund will not make a pre-primary endorsement in this race, its bloggers are free to opine about any candidate. To foster a spirited dialogue, we encourage readers to post their Comments on our Blog. Rose Chu serves on the AAA-Fund Board.

Leslie Byrne served as Virginia state delegate, state senator and the White House Director of Consumer Affairs under President Clinton. She was the first Congresswoman elected from Virginia. She has a strong progressive record supporting environmental, health care, transportation and consumer legislation. She is not afraid to be a Democrat and to do what’s right. She is also a hero in the Vietnamese American community as a key sponsor of the House-Senate Joint Resolution designating May 11, 1994 as Vietnam Human Right Day.

Leslie Byrne signed a letter along with 75 other former members of Congress asking President Bush not to invade Iraq but to allow time for the UN inspectors to do their jobs, and to strengthen our economic and diplomatic efforts. In March 2008, she signed onto “A Responsible Plan to End the War” addressing the necessity for energy independence, restoring our Constitution, rebuilding and properly supporting our military men and women, humanitarian concerns, rejuvenating U.S. diplomatic power, and most of all, ending U.S. military action in Iraq.

She is running for the open 11th District in Northern Virginia in the Democratic Primary on June 10th. Congressman Tom Davis is not running for re-election and the Republicans are nominating Keith Fimian, a wealthy businessman with no political experience. The Democrats have a great opportunity to win this district, which voted for John Kerry, Governor Tim Kaine and Senator Jim Webb.

– Rose Chu, longtime volunteer for Leslie Byrne

Filed Under: Democratic Party, Rose Chu Tagged With: ,