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Message from the State Chair

Dear Fellow Democrats:

The 2020 Primary Election is just around the corner! Presidential candidates and/or their teams will be in our home state this weekend until Super Tuesday (check out our Presidential Democratic Candidates Corner below). We will be tracking our API endorsed candidates throughout 2020 with a final list to be released after the General Election. Please keep in mind all of the APIs that have stepped up to run and represent their communities whether it is at the federal, state, local and Democratic Central Committee levels. Our representation matters!
Soon after the election, the California Democratic Party will be hosting its Executive Board Meeting in Visalia, CA! This will be the first time in the Party’s history that we will be heading to the Central Valley! Check out our agenda here.
For our meeting, we are excited to invite our local Hmong Democratic leaders to speak. We will also host an open discussion regarding the 2020 Elections and our current political state. So don’t miss out!
Thank you on behalf of the entire Executive Board for your dedicated efforts to Get Out The Vote, be involved or simply be informed. We certainly all want what’s best for our Party and our community!

Democratically yours,

Melissa Ramoso
State Chair, Asian Pacific Islander Caucus
California Democratic Party
and the Executive Board

The City of Mountain View reorganized its city council and now has two APIs of Japanese descent in both the Mayor and Vice Mayor Positions, Margaret Abe-Koga and Ellen Kamei.  

The proposed resolution supporting Hong Kong people’s demand for democracy and human rights has been updated based on a statement adopted by the California Young Democrats.  The resolution can be reviewed and comments can be sent in via this  link.CYD has also endorsed the following bills still pending in Congress: HR 4551 (Hong Kong Policy Reevaluation Act of 2019), HR 4270 (bans import of tear gas and surveillance tech to Hong Kong), and S2758 (Magnitsky Act sanctions on individuals responsible for suppressing freedom of speech and assembly in Hong Kong).  Comments can be sent in via this link. Please send your comments by February 16th so recommendations can be sent to the CA Dem Resolutions and Legislation Committees before their February 19th deadline. 

We are doing a big API Mobilization for CA Democratic Party endorsed candidates Henry Lo for Monterey Park City Council, Suely Saro for Long Beach City Council and Bobby Bilatout for Congress. Please fill out the following form for which campaigns you would like to join us on the ground or do remote calling for: http://bit.ly/APIMobilizations2020Primary

Henry Lo for Montery Park City Council (co-hosting with CYD API Caucus)
Saturday, February 15 at 2:00pm – 4:30pm
417 Mooney Drive, Unit D, Monterey Park, CA 91755
Facebook Event Link

Suely Saro for Long Beach City Council (co-hosting with CYD API Caucus)
Saturday, February 15 at 10:00am
1511 E Anaheim Street Ste 5, Long Beach, California 90813

Bobby Bliatout for The Valley (CA-22: Rep. David Nunes Seat)
Online Phonebank up until Primary Election Day!
Details will be emailed.

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The Presidential Primary Election is coming up on March 3, 2020! 

Check out the graphic below.  In most counties, you should be seeing your vote by mail ballot in the mail if you haven’t already.

You can visit the California Secretary of State’s website to check your voter registration, find your voting location, and other election day related information. 

California Secretary of State Primary Election Website 

Join us for our 2019 Summer Executive Board Meeting in San Jose!

View our agenda here:
CDP-API-Agenda 2019 Summer Executive Board Meeting 19-08-23 – FINAL

Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken.

— Oscar Wilde.

This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.

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Join the Asian Pacific Islanders Caucus for the California Democrats 2019 Convention in San Francisco

Caucus Meeting Highlights (Agenda Coming Soon):

• 2019 Convention Caucus Agenda
• 2019 Trail Blazer and 2019 Rising Star Awards
• 2019 – 2021 Asian Pacific Islanders Caucus Elections

Resources from the California Democratic Party:

• Everything you need to know about the California Democrats 2019 Convention
• Information on the California Democrats 2019 Convention Statewide Officers Elections