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  • Subject: LA Times Article & Cong. Honda's Retort (10/22/2007) , email
  • Date: 2008-08-16
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             LA Times Article & Cong. Honda's Retort

    Another fitting title for this newsletter is " Obligation of Asian Am.
    Fundraisers (Bundlers) ."

    On 10/19, LA Times published an article on Sen. Clinton's fundraising
    entitled "An unlikely treasure-trove of donors for Clinton." For details, visit
    http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-donors19oct19,1,7444827.story .

    It has some good points. For example. could Sen. Clinton be taking
    advantage of the political naivety of new Asian immigrants? That is a
    point that 80-20 EF has raised before. Remember our email " Don't Be
    Suckers" and names like Johnny Chung, Charlie Trie, Maria Hsia, Robert
    Lee and Yogesh Gandhi?

    Congressman Mike Honda's retort to that article also has good points.
    "Could our media be too suspicious about political donations from Asian
    Ams?" The media certainly erred in 1997. When John Huang and a few
    others raised money illegally for Pres. Clinton and DNC, the media made it
    seem like an Asian Am. cabal aimed to undermine our Federal government.
    Hard to believe!

    However, neither has raised the REALLY IMPORTANT POINT:
    What have we gotten back for our political donations?

    Among ethnic groups, Asian Ams' political donation is second only
    to Jewish Americans. Shockingly, Asian Ams. don't even enjoy equal
    opportunity in workplaces yet -- a right enjoyed by all other Americans.
    For evidence, visit
    http://www.80-20educationalfoundation.org/wpad.jpg
    which is a full page ad in Washington Post & carefully documented.

    For a brighter future, we must
    (1) ask for accountability from our fundraisers (bundlers). The
    fundraisers are there when pictures are taken and their personal needs
    taken care of by the politicians. They need to be there be there to ask
    the politicians to promise to work for Asian Ams' equal opportunity &
    in turn hold the politician accountable!
    If they deliver, we must thank
    them for their leadership. Otherwise, such fundraisers are using hard
    earned money from the little people to buy their personal glory. We
    need to reject them!

    (2) also ask for accountability from those Asian Am politicians
    who have raised money from us playing up their Asian roots and/or
    endorsed presidential candidates in our name. If they deliver concrete
    benefits to our community &/or solid promises from presidential
    candidates to us, thank them & continue to support them. Otherwise,
    hold them accountable & stop supporting them!

    Voice your support for or objection to this view at
    http://www.80-20educationalfoundation.org/posterboard.html

    Respectfully,

    S. B. Woo
    President, 80-20 Educational Foundation, Inc.