Comments on: Irvine, California Elects Sukhee Kang as Mayor http://www.8asians.com/2008/11/10/irvine-california-elects-sukhee-kang-as-mayor/ A blog for Asian Americans Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:56:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: steph http://www.8asians.com/2008/11/10/irvine-california-elects-sukhee-kang-as-mayor/comment-page-1/#comment-103120 steph Tue, 11 Nov 2008 05:37:42 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=2264#comment-103120 not much to add, i'm from san mateo and am moving to irvine (tickled that both were mentioned here) and from the handful of times i've visited irvine, i'm actually surprised this is irvine's first asian am mayor. i guess the other asian ams ran for city council? it does "feel" very different there- not necessarily more progressive (diversity never automatically equals progressivity), just different. hope this discussion continues! good stuff. not much to add, i’m from san mateo and am moving to irvine (tickled that both were mentioned here) and from the handful of times i’ve visited irvine, i’m actually surprised this is irvine’s first asian am mayor. i guess the other asian ams ran for city council? it does “feel” very different there- not necessarily more progressive (diversity never automatically equals progressivity), just different.

hope this discussion continues! good stuff.

]]> By: steph http://www.8asians.com/2008/11/10/irvine-california-elects-sukhee-kang-as-mayor/comment-page-1/#comment-139397 steph Tue, 11 Nov 2008 05:37:00 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=2264#comment-139397 not much to add, i'm from san mateo and am moving to irvine (tickled that both were mentioned here) and from the handful of times i've visited irvine, i'm actually surprised this is irvine's first asian am mayor. i guess the other asian ams ran for city council? it does "feel" very different there- not necessarily more progressive (diversity never automatically equals progressivity), just different. hope this discussion continues! good stuff. not much to add, i’m from san mateo and am moving to irvine (tickled that both were mentioned here) and from the handful of times i’ve visited irvine, i’m actually surprised this is irvine’s first asian am mayor. i guess the other asian ams ran for city council? it does “feel” very different there- not necessarily more progressive (diversity never automatically equals progressivity), just different.

hope this discussion continues! good stuff.

]]> By: Jeff http://www.8asians.com/2008/11/10/irvine-california-elects-sukhee-kang-as-mayor/comment-page-1/#comment-103102 Jeff Tue, 11 Nov 2008 02:20:48 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=2264#comment-103102 I have a theory that when it comes to politics, Asian-Americans take the saying "the nail that sticks out gets hammered down" to heart. In cities where they don't stick out because they approach 50% or more of the population, such as Fremont or Cupertino, you will get more Asian-American elected officials. San Mateo county may be 20% Asian, but the city itself feels predominantly white. In my city district, where Asian Americans are the majority, I got a lot of calls from Asian-Americans canvassing (for both Asian and non-Asian candidates). I remember that in September, at a 5K/10K race in Fremont that raised funds for educational programs, there were a number of Asian-Americans campaigning for school board and city offices. There are exceptions to this theory, as Efren pointed out, but I think that the above theory holds true in many many cases. I have a theory that when it comes to politics, Asian-Americans take the saying “the nail that sticks out gets hammered down” to heart. In cities where they don’t stick out because they approach 50% or more of the population, such as Fremont or Cupertino, you will get more Asian-American elected officials. San Mateo county may be 20% Asian, but the city itself feels predominantly white. In my city district, where Asian Americans are the majority, I got a lot of calls from Asian-Americans canvassing (for both Asian and non-Asian candidates). I remember that in September, at a 5K/10K race in Fremont that raised funds for educational programs, there were a number of Asian-Americans campaigning for school board and city offices. There are exceptions to this theory, as Efren pointed out, but I think that the above theory holds true in many many cases.

]]> By: jeffat8asians http://www.8asians.com/2008/11/10/irvine-california-elects-sukhee-kang-as-mayor/comment-page-1/#comment-139396 jeffat8asians Tue, 11 Nov 2008 02:20:00 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=2264#comment-139396 I have a theory that when it comes to politics, Asian-Americans take the saying "the nail that sticks out gets hammered down" to heart. In cities where they don't stick out because they approach 50% or more of the population, such as Fremont or Cupertino, you will get more Asian-American elected officials. San Mateo county may be 20% Asian, but the city itself feels predominantly white. In my city district, where Asian Americans are the majority, I got a lot of calls from Asian-Americans canvassing (for both Asian and non-Asian candidates). I remember that in September, at a 5K/10K race in Fremont that raised funds for educational programs, there were a number of Asian-Americans campaigning for school board and city offices. There are exceptions to this theory, as Efren pointed out, but I think that the above theory holds true in many many cases. I have a theory that when it comes to politics, Asian-Americans take the saying “the nail that sticks out gets hammered down” to heart. In cities where they don’t stick out because they approach 50% or more of the population, such as Fremont or Cupertino, you will get more Asian-American elected officials. San Mateo county may be 20% Asian, but the city itself feels predominantly white. In my city district, where Asian Americans are the majority, I got a lot of calls from Asian-Americans canvassing (for both Asian and non-Asian candidates). I remember that in September, at a 5K/10K race in Fremont that raised funds for educational programs, there were a number of Asian-Americans campaigning for school board and city offices. There are exceptions to this theory, as Efren pointed out, but I think that the above theory holds true in many many cases.

]]> By: Efren http://www.8asians.com/2008/11/10/irvine-california-elects-sukhee-kang-as-mayor/comment-page-1/#comment-103087 Efren Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:37:11 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=2264#comment-103087 The first Asian American congressman was an Asian Indian who represented California east of San Diego/Riverside in the 1960s, which has always had a low Asian American population--so if we can do it there--why not Kansas? The first Asian American congressman was an Asian Indian who represented California east of San Diego/Riverside in the 1960s, which has always had a low Asian American population–so if we can do it there–why not Kansas?

]]> By: Efren http://www.8asians.com/2008/11/10/irvine-california-elects-sukhee-kang-as-mayor/comment-page-1/#comment-139395 Efren Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:37:00 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=2264#comment-139395 The first Asian American congressman was an Asian Indian who represented California east of San Diego/Riverside in the 1960s, which has always had a low Asian American population--so if we can do it there--why not Kansas? The first Asian American congressman was an Asian Indian who represented California east of San Diego/Riverside in the 1960s, which has always had a low Asian American population–so if we can do it there–why not Kansas?

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