http://www.8asians.com/2008/01/13/jackie-speier-announces-run-for-congress/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:43:09 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.8asians.com/2008/01/13/jackie-speier-announces-run-for-congress/comment-page-1/#comment-51741 8Asians.com » Yul Kwon - ‘Survivor’ alum considers run for Lantos’ seat: An Asian American/Asian Canadian Blog Wed, 16 Jan 2008 19:04:28 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2008/01/13/jackie-speier-announces-run-for-congress/#comment-51741 [...] As I previously wrote, former State Senator Jackie Speier has incredible name recognition and backin..., so a run by Kwon will be quite a challenge. But with so few Asian-Americans involved in politics in America, let alone in California (of all places!), I hope Kwon considers running despite the formidable odds. Kwon could be the new face of politics for Asian-Americans, and down the road, our next Barack Obama - helping to break down racial barriers (of course, Obama did start off in the Illinois state legislature before going to Washington, D.C.)… [...] [...] As I previously wrote, former State Senator Jackie Speier has incredible name recognition and backin…, so a run by Kwon will be quite a challenge. But with so few Asian-Americans involved in politics in America, let alone in California (of all places!), I hope Kwon considers running despite the formidable odds. Kwon could be the new face of politics for Asian-Americans, and down the road, our next Barack Obama – helping to break down racial barriers (of course, Obama did start off in the Illinois state legislature before going to Washington, D.C.)… [...]

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