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CA Senate Republicans pay tribute to Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

Posted on June 7, 2015 by Editor Posted in Asians, Bob Huff, California, Republican Party Leave a comment

Asian and Pacific Islander American Heritage Month

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 5, 2015

CONTACT: Bill Bird @ 916-651-4029

Senate Pays Tribute to Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

Senators Unanimously Approve Huff Measure for Heritage Month

SACRAMENTO: The California Senate took formal action this week to unanimously approve Senate Constitutional Resolution (SCR) 52, passed by 39-0. SCR 52, authored by Senate Minority Leader Bob Huff (R-San Dimas), celebrated the month of May as Asian and Pacific Islander American Heritage Month. It was a month-long celebration to pay tribute to Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders who have enriched America’s history with their contributions and achievements.

Asian and Pacific Islanders in the United States have deep roots that date back to 1763 where history traced Filipino-American sailors who had settled and worked the Manila-Acapulco trade route in New Orleans, Louisiana. Continue reading→

State Senator Huff condemns discrimination against Asian Americans

Posted on May 15, 2015 by Editor Posted in Asians, Bob Huff, Irvine 1 Comment

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 14, 2015

CONTACT: Bill Bird @ 916-651-4029

Senate Republican Leader Condemns Discrimination Against Asian Americans

Supports Formal Complaint Against Ivy League Schools-News Conference Friday

SACRAMENTO: Senate Minority Leader Bob Huff (R-Diamond Bar) is lending his support and legislative efforts to put an end to what appears to be continuous and systemic discrimination directed against Asian-Americans by certain Ivy League Universities. He will take part in a news conference scheduled for this Friday in Irvine to announce his support for an administrative complaint to be filed against Harvard University regarding its discriminatory admission practices against Asian American applicants.

The news conference will take place Friday, May 15th at University Community Park located at 1 Beech Tree Lane in Irvine. The news conference will start at 10 AM. Continue reading→

The rise and fall of Latino political power in Central Orange County

Posted on April 1, 2015 by Editor Posted in 2014 Elections, 2015 Elections, Andrew Do, Asians, Democratic Party, Janet Nguyen, Latinos, Loretta Sanchez, Lou Correa, Orange County, Republican Party, Santa Ana, Sharon Quirk-Silva, Vietnamese Leave a comment

A Los Angeles Times analysis of election results shows how Republicans can still win because Asian American voter turnout is so much higher than Latino turnout. The outcome, of an analysis of the recent Special Election in the 34th State Senate District, found that in the core of Santa Ana, where voting heavily favored Correa, only 22% of the absentee voters got around to returning their ballots, far below the state and county’s 50% return rate for absentee ballots in the 2014 general election. The unreturned ballots represented tens of thousands of votes.

The bad news for the Orange County Democrats is that Orange County’s famed blue donut hole, in Central Orange County, is now mostly red. The only Democratic Legislators left are U.S. Rep. Loretta Sanchez and State Assemblyman Tom Daly. Continue reading→

Will a lack of minorities on the Fullerton City Council lead to a lawsuit?

Posted on March 10, 2013 by Editor Posted in 2012 Elections, Asians, Bruce Whitaker, Fullerton, Jan Flory, Jane Rands, Jennifer Fitzgerald, Labor, Latinos, Sharon Quirk-Silva Leave a comment

From the New Fullerton Blog

I received an email this week from an Asian activist who was wondering why it is that the Fullerton City Council has no Asians or Latinos on it, even though they make up over 56% of the population, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

That is a very good question. The elections in Fullerton are done on an at large basis, which is to say that everyone in town votes for the Council candidates as a whole. Other cities may require candidates to live in particular districts or areas, and the voters may in those cases be able to vote only on their ward-specific candidates.

Critics say that leads to divided Councils where nothing gets done. However ward-specific elections can also increase minority representation as some districts, or wards, may have higher concentrations of minority voters. Continue reading→

Quirk-Silva’s campaign for the 65th A.D. appears to lack minorities

Posted on July 12, 2012 by Editor Posted in 2012 Elections, Asians, Chris Norby, Democratic Party, Fullerton, Latinos, Republican Party, Sharon Quirk-Silva 3 Comments

I got an email campaign update today from Fullerton Council Member Sharon Quirk-Silva, who is the Democratic nominee for the 65th Assembly District. She is running against popular Libertarian-leaning Republican Chris Norby, the incumbent.

What surprised me about this email update was a picture of Quirk-Silva’s supporters. They all appear to be white. What’s up with that? The 65th A.D. has a lot of Asian and Latino voters, but you wouldn’t know it by looking at the picture above. Continue reading→