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Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) applauded the 2016 Presidential Election Forum presented by APIAVote and Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) Friday in Las Vegas, Nevada, for addressing over 3,000 attendees, 40 organizations, and watch parties livestreaming the event in 20 states, according to APIAVote.
"Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders will vote in record numbers in November," Christopher Kang, national director of National Council of Asian Pacific Americans (NCAPA), told NBC News. "We will be the swing vote in swing states — we could very well determine the presidency and the future of our country — and this historic gathering will be the campaigns' chance to hear our priorities and to tell us how their rhetoric, policies, and values address those concerns."
Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA), Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) chairperson, spoke at the forum about the importance of AAPI voters in the upcoming presidential election, particularly in swing states such as Nevada and Virginia, where AAPI voters could be the margin of victory.
"Just two weeks ago, our community reached a significant milestone when — for the first time in our nation's history — we in CAPAC were given the opportunity to speak on stage during the Democratic National Convention," said Chu in a statement. "And now we are at another historic first as Presidential campaigns make their case directly to Asian American voters. In the past, AAPIs did not have a voice in this democracy, and because of that, we became victims to policies like the Chinese Exclusion Act and imprisonment of Japanese Americans during WWII. But today, AAPIs are the fastest growing ethnic demographic in the country and today's forum demonstrates the growing political impact of the AAPI vote."
Attendees used social media and the hashtag #PowerUp to note the importance of having four presidential campaigns address the AAPI community — former President Bill Clinton represented Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, Utah's Attorney General Sean Reyes represented Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, Libertarian presidential nominee former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson, and Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein.
Recurring themes discussed by speakers included the diversity of the AAPI community and the importance of AAPIs registering and getting out to vote. Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA) spoke about how AAPIs "have come from marginalized to the margin of victory." Rep. Mike Honda (D-CA) reminded AAPIs that "democracy is not a spectator sport. We have to go for the gold medal."
Honda also pointed out that the AAPI electorate has the power to swing elections. "We have six swing states," he said. "We have 85 congressional districts that are 10 percent AAPIs in their districts, 31 swing congressional districts that can make a difference, and every day, every day, 7,000 17 year olds are turning 18."
Attendees paid close attention to how the presidential nominees and their representatives addressed the AAPI community and its concerns.
MSNBC's Richard Lui interviewed Johnson, the presidential nominee of the Libertarian Party.
President Bill Clinton spoke on behalf of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, discussing inclusion, economic plans, immigration reform, and education. Clinton said, "The metaphor for this election will be walls or bridges. Are we stronger together or apart?"
"President Bill Clinton's remarks at the 2016 Presidential Election Forum reminded us why the AAPI community is standing behind Hillary Clinton this November," Jason Tengco, the AAPI outreach director for the Clinton campaign, told NBC News. "She's had a career-long record of fighting for the issues that AAPIs care about — from helping small businesses thrive, to pushing for comprehensive immigration reform, improving and expanding access to healthcare, and gun violence prevention. Secretary Clinton is committed breaking down barriers for AAPIs, improving their everyday lives, and ensuring that the AAPI community is represented throughout her administration once elected."
Reyes, Utah's attorney general, spoke on behalf of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. Reyes spoke about his own personal experiences growing up and tried to clarify Trump's recent comments about Filipinos. He closed with a rap.
"Utah AG Sean Reyes is a great representative of the common sense, conservative values that AAPI communities share with the GOP," Jason Chung, Republican National Committee national director APA Initiatives, told NBC News. "He made a compelling case why AAPI voters should elect Donald J. Trump and Governor Mike Pence and deliver real change in Washington and move our country forward."
Gregory A. Cendana, executive director of the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliancem AFL-CIO (APALA), told NBC News that Reyes' attempts to reach out to the AAPI community missed the mark. "Attorney General Sean Reyes' attempt to backtrack Trump's insensitive and uninformed comments about Filipinos is a sad reflection that the Trump campaign doesn't understand the political landscape of the Philippines and the larger issues of mass criminalization at hand in the U.S.," Cendana said. "Reyes' reiteration that undocumented immigrants are not welcome too easily dismisses the hard work [of] millions of families and their children who are already contributing to the U.S. economy every day."
Groups also gathered in 20 states across the country for "watch parties" of the event, according to APIAVote.
"Today, 22 of us are gathered in our conference room watching this historic town hall," Lloyd Y. Asato, Asian Pacific Community in Action executive director in Phoenix, Arizona, told NBC News. "It is a group that represents the diversity of our community (Democrat, Independent, and Republican) but we all are coming together to raise our visibility and build power. I am very proud of my community and our willingness to put partisan politics aside to educate, register, and turn out the vote."
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? 太晚了，所有亚裔人，无论华裔，日裔，印裔，都支持Trump。 -happycow222- ♂ 给 happycow222 发送悄悄话 happycow222 的个人群组 (0 bytes) (7 reads) 08/13/2016 postreply 19:17:12
? 给咱发张驾照吧, 咱到您的州给喜老投一票 :). -spooky- ♂ 给 spooky 发送悄悄话 spooky 的个人群组 (0 bytes) (1 reads) 08/13/2016 postreply 19:23:25
? 这贴没病毒吧？怎么全是广告呀？发一个能挣钱么？挣多少？我也学学。希拉里的钱咱也替她花花。 -JustAsked- ♀ 给 JustAsked 发送悄悄话 JustAsked 的博客首页 JustAsked 的个人群组 (0 bytes) (3 reads) 08/13/2016 postreply 19:30:38
? 不选择腐败也不选择仇恨。选择遥远的希望。 -窗外细雨- ♀ 给 窗外细雨 发送悄悄话 窗外细雨 的博客首页 窗外细雨 的个人群组 (0 bytes) (1 reads) 08/13/2016 postreply 20:14:01
? 好！就是应该让各党的候选人都来争取我们亚裔的选票！我个人支持希拉里！ -jz13283- ♂ 给 jz13283 发送悄悄话 jz13283 的个人群组 (0 bytes) (3 reads) 08/13/2016 postreply 22:57:47
? 给你消毒，多数华人支持川普。 -xincaige- ♂ 给 xincaige 发送悄悄话 xincaige 的个人群组 (0 bytes) (2 reads) 08/14/2016 postreply 01:59:58
? 等11月的选举结果吧。我知道您会说那是作弊了的结果。不如您直接宣布Trump当选得了，因为他肯定赢。不过 -jz13283- ♂ 给 jz13283 发送悄悄话 jz13283 的个人群组 (44 bytes) (3 reads) 08/14/2016 postreply 06:59:45
? 作为亚裔，如果我不懂任何历史和经济，我也可能 vote for 民主党 -verite- ♂ 给 verite 发送悄悄话 verite 的个人群组 (164 bytes) (48 reads) 08/13/2016 postreply 18:51:12
? show me where is the change we can believe in -verite- ♂ 给 verite 发送悄悄话 verite 的个人群组 (0 bytes) (4 reads) 08/13/2016 postreply 18:55:13
? What change you want? -ctgolfer- ♂ 给 ctgolfer 发送悄悄话 ctgolfer 的博客首页 ctgolfer 的个人群组 (0 bytes) (3 reads) 08/13/2016 postreply 18:56:01
? the nation is on the right direction, not the opposite -verite- ♂ 给 verite 发送悄悄话 verite 的个人群组 (0 bytes) (4 reads) 08/13/2016 postreply 18:59:17
? Need specifics, not slogan. Stock and job markets are historical -ctgolfer- ♂ 给 ctgolfer 发送悄悄话 ctgolfer 的博客首页 ctgolfer 的个人群组 (0 bytes) (8 reads) 08/13/2016 postreply 19:05:11
? what job mkt? if job mkt so great, y people not feel better off? -verite- ♂ 给 verite 发送悄悄话 verite 的个人群组 (0 bytes) (6 reads) 08/13/2016 postreply 19:09:36
? Do you have a job? -ctgolfer- ♂ 给 ctgolfer 发送悄悄话 ctgolfer 的博客首页 ctgolfer 的个人群组 (0 bytes) (2 reads) 08/13/2016 postreply 19:12:20
? so the measurement of job mkt is I have a job? -verite- ♂ 给 verite 发送悄悄话 verite 的个人群组 (0 bytes) (2 reads) 08/13/2016 postreply 19:12:57
? Because you have some complaints, right? -ctgolfer- ♂ 给 ctgolfer 发送悄悄话 ctgolfer 的博客首页 ctgolfer 的个人群组 (0 bytes) (3 reads) 08/13/2016 postreply 19:14:02
? hope you know this -verite- ♂ 给 verite 发送悄悄话 verite 的个人群组 (87 bytes) (25 reads) 08/13/2016 postreply 19:15:52
? so， it is similar to 80s? -NewFeng- ♂ 给 NewFeng 发送悄悄话 NewFeng 的个人群组 (0 bytes) (1 reads) 08/13/2016 postreply 20:14:32
? do u really know why stock is at historical high? -verite- ♂ 给 verite 发送悄悄话 verite 的个人群组 (0 bytes) (5 reads) 08/13/2016 postreply 19:10:04
? Tell me what big country is better than USA -ctgolfer- ♂ 给 ctgolfer 发送悄悄话 ctgolfer 的博客首页 ctgolfer 的个人群组 (0 bytes) (6 reads) 08/13/2016 postreply 19:13:18
? what is this question? on the same token, tell me -verite- ♂ 给 verite 发送悄悄话 verite 的个人群组 (68 bytes) (11 reads) 08/13/2016 postreply 19:18:06
? If you think the whole world is wrong. -ctgolfer- ♂ 给 ctgolfer 发送悄悄话 ctgolfer 的博客首页 ctgolfer 的个人群组 (38 bytes) (9 reads) 08/13/2016 postreply 19:40:49
? 这里有些人特别不愿看到这样的活动，因为他们觉得所有人都要像他们那样支持川普，不支持的人不是 -jz13283- ♂ 给 jz13283 发送悄悄话 jz13283 的个人群组 (398 bytes) (20 reads) 08/13/2016 postreply 23:36:11
? 你少捣乱。支持希拉里的都是反华分子，反传统派。 -xincaige- ♂ 给 xincaige 发送悄悄话 xincaige 的个人群组 (0 bytes) (3 reads) 08/14/2016 postreply 02:01:14
? 发点有意义的帖子，可以吗？ -NewFeng- ♂ 给 NewFeng 发送悄悄话 NewFeng 的个人群组 (0 bytes) (5 reads) 08/14/2016 postreply 04:30:00
? 难，因为他不会。他只会见到不支持川普的人就咬。 -jz13283- ♂ 给 jz13283 发送悄悄话 jz13283 的个人群组 (0 bytes) (1 reads) 08/14/2016 postreply 07:02:08
? here you go -SadMadNoMore- ♂ 给 SadMadNoMore 发送悄悄话 SadMadNoMore 的博客首页 SadMadNoMore 的个人群组 (221 bytes) (6 reads) 08/14/2016 postreply 05:08:15
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回答: Asian American and Pacific Islanders 由 TJKCB 于 2016-08-13 18:37:06
被洗脑了就是没有独立思考能力，反正就是比他们low。再不行就搞个假民调，让川普获得88%的支持，希拉里仅有5%来愚弄大伙，我想问问，这样有意思吗？现在还没选呢，川普就一天到晚到处嚷嚷，我肯定能赢，如果输了就肯定是你们民主党作弊！估计他的逻辑思维一定是在Trump University学的。