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It is AAAF-GC’s goal to elect Asian American candidates for state and local positions in the Greater Chicago area, including non-Asian Americans committed to Asian American issues and serving constituencies with a fairly large number of Asian American in their respective districts. In Illinois, Asian Americans comprise approximately six percent of the total population. Although there have been Asi
02/05/2017
Asian American politicians: Trump turning the nation into a 'cauldron of intolerance'
Asian American politicians accuse Trump of turning the nation into a 'cauldron of intolerance' Update on 'Essential Politics: State Senate committee moves to assist immigrants, what California's members of Congress are saying abou...
01/09/2017
Asian American Action Fund of Greater Chicago supports Rep. Theresa Mah in her efforts to give voice to the people and diverse communities she represents!
Mihalopoulos: First Asian-American state rep leads diverse area Theresa Mah, 48, was born in San Francisco’s Chinatown and grew up helping her dad his corner store, across from an all-black housing project.
10/28/2016
Dems demand apology for Kirk comments on Duckworth's heritage “I forgot your parents came all the way from Thailand to serve George Washington," Kirk said.
10/26/2016
Chicago supporters in District 2 vote AAAFGC endorsed Asian American candidates Theresa Mah and Josina Morita, and AAAF national endorsed Hillary Clinton and Tammy Duckworth! Don't forget to vote Democrat with Clinton, Duckworth, Mah, Mendoza, Foxx, and Morita!
10/26/2016
Cook County residents, vote early and vote Josina Morita for MWRD AAAFGC endorsed candidate!
Josina Morita, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District candidate Josina Morita tells why she should be a commissioner on the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District board.
10/26/2016
Asian American Action Fund national supports Raja for Congress! Early voting is now underway in Illinois. Vote early and avoid the lines!
President Obama's Message for Voters of the Northwest Suburbs President Barack Obama endorsed Raja for Congress earlier this year, and now he has a message for residents of the Eighth Congressional District: go vote! "H...
10/14/2016
Tammy Duckworth for U.S. Senate from Illinois On Jan. 3, 2013, U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk stomped his right foot on a sandstone step of the U.S. Capitol. To hearty applause and the flutter of cameras, Kirk leaned on Vice President Joe Biden and Kirk's best friend, Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia, and made his way up the steps. It was his comeback mo...
10/13/2016
Endorsement: Raja Krishnamoorthi for Congress [twitter-follow screen_name='csteditorials' show_count='yes']
10/11/2016
Illinois Will Have Same-Day Voter Registration This Election Same-day voter registration will be allowed in Illinois in the general election because an appeals court ruled Friday that a challenge to the law won't be resolved until after Nov. 8.
10/07/2016
More Asian-Americans Are Identifying as Democrats, Survey Finds The figures suggest that their political allegiances may be hardening in a way that could harm Republicans with the fastest-growing minority group well beyond 2016.
09/02/2016
Meet Raja Krishnamoorthi: First-ever Hindu of Indian origin to be elected to the US House of Representatives - Firstpost That’s 43-year-old Raja Krishnamoorthi, the Democratic Party candidate for the 8th district of Illinois, who mulled over that distinction in a conversation, "It’s humbling, I think the Congress will increasingly look like America and reflect the diversity of America and I will hopefully be one part…
Theresa Mah, supported by Asian American Action Fund of Greater Chicago and interviewed by the DNC at 2016 convention.
2016 DNC: Interview with Theresa Mah, IL State Representative-Elect — Asian American Action Fund As part of our coverage at the 2016 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, the Asian American Action Fund blog team sat down with many prominent elected officials and people in the AAPI political community. We’ll be sharing their stories over the coming days. In this first interview, Anthon...