Gov Dean Drops By Asian American Action Fund Dinner
Posted by Betsy Kim on June 12, 2006 at 09:42 AM
Chairman Howard Dean paid a surprise visit to the Asian American Action Fund annual dinner at China Garden Restaurant in Rosslyn, VA on June 7. The Asian American Action Fund is one of the few federally-registered political action committees devoted to assisting Asian American and Pacific Islander Democratic candidates at the local, state and national levels. In addition to Governor Dean, this year's dinner featured Congressman Mike Honda, DNC Vice Chair and Honorary Chair of the AAA Fund, Congressman Bobby Scott, member of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, and Indian-Japanese American comedian Dan Nainan. The dinner attracted over 300 attendees, including Democratic candidates from California, Connecticut, Iowa, Maryland and Ohio.
The week before the event, the AAA Fund released a report on the dramatic increase in AAPI political participation in recent years. For example the report found that in the past ten years, the number of AAPI elected officials has nearly doubled, from 300 in 1996 to 555 in 2005.
Organizations like the AAA Fund are helping to fulfill the Democratic Party vision of moving the AAPI community from the table to the ticket.
Governor Dean with Ken Leong-Hong, Bel-Leong Hong, DNC APIA Caucus Chair and AAA Fund Board Member, Yeni Wong, member of DNC's Women's Leadership Forum and Founding Member of AAA Fund, and Iowa State Representative Swati Dandekar.
Governor Dean addresses AAA Fund dinner attendees.
Governor Dean speaks to Jay Goyal, Democratic nominee for Ohio State Representative in the 73rd District and Gautam Dutta, AAA Fund Board Member.
Congressman Mike Honda, DNC Vice Chair and Chair of AAA Fund Honorary Board, delivers the keynote address.
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