'We Do Not Want to be an Afterthought to the Democrats'
With about a week's notice, more than a thousand Asian
Pacific American political activists from across the country converged
in Washington, D.C. for a June 18 fundraiser supporting Democratic
presidential hopeful John Kerry. Hundreds more listened to Kerry via
telephone hookup at house parties in 24 states. The Democratic National
Committee did not release any official figure, but one organizer
estimated "more than a million dollars" was raised for the
Massachusetts senator's bid for the White House. Afterwards, Rep.
Michael Honda (D-San Jose) underscored the evening's accomplishments.
"We raised money for Sen. Kerry. We let the Democratic Party know that
we have built a structure to support a candidate that we want to
support. We also let the DNC know that we have the structure that also
provides policy and a talent pool. We know that Kerry has said that
Asian Americans will ?not be an after thought,'" Honda said. [more]
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