Excited
This past Friday, I went to a Presidential Debate party (you watched the debate, right?) / fundraiser for David Chiu, who is running for San Francisco Supervisor, District 3. (District 3 consists of Chinatown, Nob Hill, North Beach and Telegraph Hill). Given my experience and blogs rants on pathetic involvement of Asian Americans in politics, I was pleasantly shocked and surprised to see a TON of Asian Americans at the debate party/fundraiser.
I guess I shouldn’t have been totally surprised, since David Chiu is an Asian American and over 30% of San Francisco is Asian American (but given the Democratic fundraiser in SF I had attended which I blogged about without many Asian Americans… ). But still, like I said, Asian Americans are SHAMEFULLY the least active of all demographic groups in the United States, despite our above average education and income backgrounds.
As I like to follow Asian Americans who are running for public office, I didn’t realize 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 American.
As for David Chiu’s candidacy, from his “resume,” I hate to use the analogy or term, but he seems like a “model minority politician” – his qualifications are just ridiculously good:
“David and his siblings all attended Harvard University, where David received a degree in government from Harvard College, a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School, and a master’s degree in public policy from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government… Chair of Lower Polk Neighbors and a founding member of the leadership team of the Middle Polk Neighborhood Association… former staff attorney with the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights … a former Assistant District Attorney with the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office… founded Grassroots Enterprise, a leading online communications technology company… David currently sits on San Francisco’s Small Business Commission.”
I could go on-and-on. Read for yourself how qualified Chiu is. The only problem is that Chiu’s competitors are being supported by big business and he is being outspent by a crazy amount. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, District 3 is the hottest race in town. Chiu is endorsed by current District 3 Supervisor Aaron Peskin. So if you live in San Francisco, I implore you to consider David Chiu for District 3 Supervisor!
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David Chiu is by the far the most prepared and qualified candidate in the District 3 race. We need thoughtful, civil, progressive-oriented Supervisors who know how to navigate the political and policy landmines in San Francisco.
I think it's a testament to David Chiu that he's been endorsed by people who don't even like each other. They all respect David Chiu as a person who can work with people across the political spectrum to find solutions to shared challenges.
I'm not surprised District Attorney Kamala Harris, Public Defender Jeff Adachi, Assessor Phil Ting, and the majority of the current School Board support David Chiu.
Phil Nash of AsianWeek wrote a good piece on David Chiu:
http://www.asianweek.com/2008/06/29/asian-importan...
David Chiu is by the far the most prepared and qualified candidate in the District 3 race. We need thoughtful, civil, progressive-oriented Supervisors who know how to navigate the political and policy landmines in San Francisco.
I think it's a testament to David Chiu that he's been endorsed by people who don't even like each other. They all respect David Chiu as a person who can work with people across the political spectrum to find solutions to shared challenges.
I'm not surprised District Attorney Kamala Harris, Public Defender Jeff Adachi, Assessor Phil Ting, and the majority of the current School Board support David Chiu.
Phil Nash of AsianWeek wrote a good piece on David Chiu:
http://www.asianweek.com/2008/06/29/asian-importan...
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