Q:
What's political common sense that some AsAms should have which may benefit our community?
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A: Officials who face re-election
every 4 or 6 years, e.g. US Senators or state senators, are to represent nationwide/statewide/region-wide interests.
Officials who face re-election every 2 years,
e.g. Congress-persons and California's Assembly-persons, are supposed
to represent LOCAL interests. So if an Assembly-person
has a lot of AsAm voters in his/her district, he/she is suppose to speak up for
their interests, regardless of
opposing statewide or national views.
There are too few persons speak up for Asian Ams to begin
with. If even our own elected officials don't speak up for us, then we are truly in bad
shape.
California's Asian Am voters need to
know this time-honored American political tradition to hold
their Assembly-persons and Congress-persons accountable!
Don't let your Assembly-person
grandstand on state-wide issues while abandoning your interest.
Q: How do I hold my Assembly/Congress persons accountable?
A: With your vote!
If the elected official has GROSSLY ignored your interest, then vote against him/her
the next time he/she runs. Don't worship your elected AsAm officials. They are your
public servants. They are supposed to serve your rightful interests. That
is why we have officials who must face re-election every 2 years. This
is the American way!
ANNOUNCEMENTS
(1) We have 18 great
candidates running Board of Donors (BOD). 15 of
the 18
will be elected, since they have very difficult missions
-- 1) forging UNITY and 2) helping SELF reach $1
million/yr for 5 years by Oct. 21, 2015.
Date of election: Nov. 4, 2014
(Tuesday). A candidate statement of 150 words or less will appear when a
voter click on a candidates name. Please consider giving female
& NON-Chinese Am. candidates an extra look. Diversity strengthens.
(2) The first anniversary of SELF is here. WE are
supposed to have raised $500,000/yr for 5 yrs already. We are
22% behind target.
Want 80-20 Initiative to live after
S. B. Woo retires? PLEASE do YOUR share to donate to SELF. To DONATE, click here.
S. B. Woo, a volunteer
President, 80-20 National AsAm
Educational Foundation, Inc.
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