Asian Americans in San Francisco comprise of approximately a third of San Francisco’s population. In this fall’s election, San Francisco will be electing a supervisor for the Richmond District, where half the residents are Asian Americans. Well, the top three contenders running for Richmond Supervisor, as outlined in “High-profile race for Richmond District supe“:
With the Richmond District being 50% Asian American, I’m surprised that the current supervisor for the district isn’t Asian American. Not saying that people should vote based on race, but you would think that Asian Americans within the Richmond District would have run for the seat previously and that there would have been some qualified Asian American candidates that could have one.
I don’t live in San Francisco, but I have met one of the candidates — Eric Mar — at a few Asian American and Democratic Party events. I don’t know what the issues that the Richmond District face and what Mar’s stance on those issues, but from my brief meetings with him, Mar struck me as a seriously committed person to meeting the needs of the public. I hope those of you eligible to vote for this particular race to give him serious consideration. In general, I am ecstatic to see that there are active Asian Americans running for office - as there should be when the district is 50% Asian American. (How sad and pathetic would it be if there weren’t any viable contenders.)
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Jason wrote:
Eric Mar all the way…
I have met Alice Wang numerous times while working at the Democratic Party.
She is aloof and catty. Like Kimora Lee Simons, minus the Baby Phat line, divaness, and sensibility.
I know that is a bad comparsion, but as the leader in the Democratic Party, she has not done much.
Posted on 16-Sep-08 at 9:58 am | Permalink
… uhm… which makes her nothing like Kimora Lee Simmons. Like, isn’t that what Kimora Lee known for? That said, +10 points for the comparison. If I had Photoshopping skills I’d be all over that.
Posted on 16-Sep-08 at 10:36 am | Permalink
bumscientist wrote:
Eric Mar was the only person who responded to my e-mails when I e-mailed everyone on the education board. Some of those e-mails bounced back and the rest never responded.
Posted on 18-Sep-08 at 10:36 pm | Permalink
Norbert wrote:
I took two of Eric Mar’s classes at SF State. He is understanding and shows empathy when I talk about my frustrating experiences dealing with the real world while being an Asian American.
Posted on 20-Sep-08 at 11:32 am | Permalink
8Asians.com » I See Asian Americans Being Politically Involved! David Chiu, San Francisco Supervisor, District 3: An Asian American/Asian Canadian Blog wrote:
[...] that David Chiu was running for San Francisco City Supervisor. I had recently blogged about the top 3 candidates running for San Francisco District 1 (Richmond District) are Asian American - which should be the case given that the Richmond is 50% Asian [...]
Posted on 28-Sep-08 at 11:31 pm | Permalink
L wrote:
Eric Mar is the one who initiated the ban of JROTC in public high schools - a program that kept kids off the streets and let them learn values. I have him in a SFSU class right now, and he regularly shows up half-way through class, while his TA fills in for him. Do you want a supervisor that is so irresponsible, and careless about his job?
Posted on 29-Sep-08 at 8:44 am | Permalink