A former official at the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Washington to one count of mail fraud in the...
By Jerry Seper | The Washington Times
February 17, 2005
IRVINE, Calif. - Alfred H. Song, a veteran politician who became the first Asian American elected to the state Legislature, has died. He was 85...
By Queens poised to produce first Asian American state legislator
ALBANY, N.Y. -- At more than 1 million strong, the Asian-American community in New York is the second largest in the nation. Yet, not a...
By Joel Stashenko | Asian-Americans grade legislators
Legislators from the Bay Area were among the highest scorers across the state, including 17 who voted in favor of all 14 bills chosen for...
By Asian Americans for Civil Rights and Equality (AACRE) |
December 22, 2003
Inouye spokeswoman Jennifer Sabas said with Bush's ultimatum and as war gets closer to the inevitable, the senator feels its time to send a unified...
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March 21, 2003
"Our homeland security is of utmost importance to all Americans, Democrats and Republicans alike; this is a time for effective political leadership. In our work...
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February 27, 2003
Acting like a cluster of Klingons, the guys will toss around revered imperial slogans, such as "Civilize 'em with a Krag!" referring to the rifles...
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January 30, 2003
Some lawmakers ? including Congress' only black Republican, J.C. Watts ? say the comments were not racially motivated. Mr. Lott has consistently denied being a...
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December 18, 2002
Chan will replace San Francisco Democrat Kevin Shelley, who is running for secretary of state. Chan, 53, was elected to the Assembly in November 2000...
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October 05, 2002
Akaka said that in the course of her life, "Patsy was a pioneer, a trailblazer for women, workers, minorities, the poor and the powerless. She...
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September 29, 2002
But in fact, many of the new federal powers had been on the Justice Dept. wish list before 9-11 and some of them likely were...
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September 22, 2002
The 37-year-old federal prosecutor was appointed Tuesday to the Los Angeles County Superior Court, where she will become the first Vietnamese American woman to serve...
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August 21, 2002
"We found in the last election there were improper demands for identification," said Glenn Magpantay, staff attorney of the Asian-American Legal Defense and Education Fund...
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August 08, 2002
Chinese joins Spanish as the only foreign language in which ballots are available in Cook County. The Justice Department also ordered Kane County to include...
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August 07, 2002
The Chinese American Voters Education Committee (CAVEC) commissioned the study of more than 400 San Francisco voters. Gavin Newsom is in the lead for the...
By Pueng Vongs | NCM Online
August 07, 2002
In an era of rapid, far-reaching, and complex change, we cannot imagine all of the things the next century will require of us. We can...
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August 01, 2002
"Many more Asian-Americans will be able to fully participate in the electoral franchise," said Glenn Magpantay, staff attorney for the Asian American Legal Defense and...
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July 30, 2002
Blanca Martinez also grew up in a working-class immigrant family, and also helped support it when her mother had breast cancer. Her SAT score, though...
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July 14, 2002
The word "Oriental" was first used to denote everything east of London, said Shin, a Korean War orphan. It was later used to describe people...
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July 01, 2002
Bush, who also has helped eliminate the use of race and ethnicity in state university admissions, said the state will get better results if it...
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May 22, 2002
In December, INS officials suspended the processing of adoptions by Americans of Cambodian and Vietnamese children. About 150 American families had already completed the adoption...
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May 10, 2002
