http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2005/08/30/new_yorks_new_p/ All that flavorful brownness in one savory packet Sat, 30 Nov 2013 11:11:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2005/08/30/new_yorks_new_p/comment-page-1/#comment-23065 mini Wed, 31 Aug 2005 05:34:35 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=2126#comment-23065 <p>but a contest to see which candidate is more down with the "brown and yellow" is a progression politically for these (our) communities, and if the communities actually hold these candidates accountable for commitments made to them while running this could translate into real power. Here in Houston where I work as a political consultant we have about 5 Asian American PACS alone that all the city candidates are vying for endorsements from. Now these candidates are actually beginning to pay attention to entire populations that had been ignored. (Of course, it helps that we now have two Asian American members of City Council and two more running)...</p> but a contest to see which candidate is more down with the “brown and yellow” is a progression politically for these (our) communities, and if the communities actually hold these candidates accountable for commitments made to them while running this could translate into real power. Here in Houston where I work as a political consultant we have about 5 Asian American PACS alone that all the city candidates are vying for endorsements from. Now these candidates are actually beginning to pay attention to entire populations that had been ignored. (Of course, it helps that we now have two Asian American members of City Council and two more running)…

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