Foung Hawj (Photo by Yeng Lor)
On March 31, District 67 State Sen. John Harrington could not win an outright Democratic Party Endorsement to run unchallenged in his own party for a second term.
Foung Hawj is one of the candidates who will continue on to November in an attempt to be the second Hmong American to hold the seat that Mee Moua vacated.
MINNEAPOLIS (April 9, 2012) — Blong Yang announced on Monday that he is a candidate for Hennepin County Commissioner. Yang is seeking the District 2 seat, which recently opened up when Hennepin County Commissioner Mark Stenglein resigned.
“Having lived in Minneapolis for over a decade, I have seen career politicians playing musical chairs with political offices. I believe I have the background and experience to provide a fresh voice and perspective for District 2.”
Rawley Soberano, Ph.D.
By RAWLEIN SOBERANO
Germantown, MD (March 16, 2012) — It’s time to fight fire with fire after Rush Limbaugh (RL) unfairly attacked Sandra Fluke, a law student at Georgetown University by calling her a slut, prostitute, round-heeled (a woman who sleeps with a lot of different men; it comes from the image of being on your back in the missionary position” of lovemaking) and promiscuous for defending the rights of a woman to make decisions regarding her body and its functions. His pontifications from the bully pulpit are all lies to hide his doubts about his own virility and masculinity.
Rawley Soberano, Ph.D.
By Rawlein G. Soberano, Ph.D.
GERMANTOWN, MD (March 1, 2012) — Willard Mitt Romney has been running since 1994. He has an income of at least $20 million a year, with bank accounts in the Cayman Islands, Luxembourg, Ireland, Switzerland, while still collecting from Bain Capital.
He may be the first presidential candidate to bank overseas. The choice among Republicans is among a habitual flip-flopper/corporate raider/pension plan looter, or a far-right, fear-mongering, anti-women, homophobic, fundamentalist evangelical, or a lobbyist/influence peddler/3x-married, self-proclaimed conservative. There is nothing wrong with being rich but whether one cares for the middle-class. However you dissect it, with his income and less than 15% he pays in taxes, Romney is an embodiment of unfairness and what is wrong with America’s top 1%.
Editorial, Elections, Government
Dan McGrath, executive director, TakeAction Minnesota.
St. Paul, Minn. (Feb. 8, 2012) — On Wednesday morning, TakeAction Minnesota released a new report exposing the network of money that helped land Republican majorities in both the Minnesota House and Senate in 2010 and the financial interests behind legislative efforts to secure a photo ID amendment on the November 2012 ballot.
The report, entitled “The 1% vs. Democracy in Minnesota: Following the Money Behind the Photo ID Amendment,” places executives from Minnesota’s three largest banks – Wells Fargo, U.S. Bank and TCF – at the center of the effort to restrict voter rights in Minnesota.
Dan McGrath, Executive Director of TakeAction Minnesota told reporters that “over the past week, we’ve learned a lot about who would lose if photo ID becomes law — over 700,000 eligible Minnesota voters, including seniors, low-income persons, students, people of color, disabled and rural Minnesotans. What hasn’t been discussed is who WINS when people can’t vote. That’s what this report outlines.”
Education, Elections, Government, Vietnamese
Alex Phung is seeking election to the Minneapolis School Board seat representing District 6 in Southwest Minneapolis, as well as the DFL endorsement.
Phung is the oldest son of Vietnamese immigrants who were grateful for the opportunity to pursue the American Dream. Having learned the importance of education from his parents and guided by a quality public school system, he graduated from Hopkins High School, the University of Michigan and the University of Chicago Law School.
St. Paul, Minn. (Jan. 30, 2012) — Today the Election Integrity Task Force delivered a First Interim Report and Initial Recommendation to Governor Mark Dayton, highlighting recommendations to prevent felons from voting before their civil rights are restored.
Editorial, Elections, Government, Hindu
Hindus are dismayed at American Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum’s reported comments few days back that equality does not come from “Eastern religions”.
Elections, Government, Hawaiian-Pacific Islander, National
Ben Cayetano
HONOLULU (Jan. 18, 2012) — Former Hawai‘i Governor Ben Cayetano announced his candidacy for the Mayor of the City and County of Honolulu in this year’s upcoming election.
In a press conference Wednesday, Cayetano spoke of his desire to end the Honolulu rail project as the motivation for coming out of retirement to run for Honolulu’s top job.
By Vivian Po and Summer Chiang
New America Media
SAN FRANCISCO (Jan 9, 2012) — Ed Lee’s inauguration Sunday morning marked a historic moment for San Francisco, which now has its first-ever elected Chinese American mayor. But unlike when he was first appointed a year ago by then-outgoing Mayor Gavin Newsom, yesterday’s ceremony saw an affable Lee downplaying his background in the Chinese community, instead emphasizing his role as an innovator for the city as a whole.
Thousands gathered to witness the swearing-in, administered by former San Francisco Mayor and now United States Senator Dianne Feinstein. The ceremony began at 11a.m. after an hour of dance and musical performances. Introduced by former Mayor Willie Brown, Lee, the 43rd mayor of San Francisco, was joined by his wife, Anita, and two daughters, Brianna and Tania.
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