11/3/04 cnn.com
Of 13,660 respondents in exit polls, Asian Americans were 2% of the electorate. 
44% voted for Bush and 56% for Kerry.  Survey conducted for the Associated Press and television networks by Edison Media Research/Mitofsky International.  The margin of error is plus or minus 1 percentage point for overall sample, larger for subgroups.

http://www.georgewbush.com

1) The number of Asian Pacific Americans ("APA") the candidate has appointed or supported for appointment or election to positions in his administration, state, or company.  APA's now comprise 14% of the students attending America's most selective colleges and 8% of the students attending law schools.  Many APA's are opposed to illegal employment discrimination and want to ensure that APA's are treated fairly in hiring.

7/17/08 Newsday: “New judge appointed for Eastern District on NY,”
     New York - The federal court system has a new judge in New York .
    The Senate unanimously confirmed the appointment of Kiyo Matsumoto as federal judge in the Eastern District of New York.
    Matsumoto is second Asian American woman to become a federal court judge. Sen. Charles Schumer says her appointment to the bench will help close a gender gap in the federal judiciary.
    Matsumoto is currently a federal magistrate judge in the Eastern District, and has previously worked in the U.S. Attorney's office there.
    The Eastern District court sits in Brooklyn and Central Islip .


9/7/06: Bush Nominates Judges to Central District
            President George W. Bush nominated Los Angeles Superior Court Judge George H. Wu to a judgeship on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.  Wu was named by Governor Pete Wilson (R) to the Los Angeles Municipal Court in 1993 and the Superior Court in 1996.
   Wu graduated from Pomona College in Claremont in 1972 and the University of Chicago Law School in 1975.  He was an associate at LeBoeuf, Lamb, Leiby & MacRae in Los Angeles from 1989 to 1991. He served as an assistant division chief of the Civil Division of the U.S. Attorneys Office for the Central District of California in Los Angeles from 1991 to 1993.  
    If confirmed by the Senate, Wu will fill a vacancy created when Judge Ronald S.W. Lew announced that he would take senior status on Sept. 19.

6/17/05 English.chosun.com: "Korean-American to Oversee U.S. Civil Rights,"
    U.S. President George W. Bush on Thursday appointed Korean-American
Wan J. Kim as assistant attorney general for civil rights.
    Kim immigrated to the U.S. at the age of five. He majored in economics at Johns Hopkins University and graduated from University of Chicago Law School.
    While serving as a trial attorney in the Justice Departments terrorism and violent crime section, he handled the case against Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh. Moving into private practice, he worked for Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd & Evans but later returned to the public sector at the U.S. Attorneys Office for the District of Columbia . Since 2003 he has been serving as a deputy to the man whose post he is likely to take over.
    In his new position as the Justice Departments man responsible for civil rights, Kim will enforce laws against discrimination based on race, sex, religion and disabilities and ensuring the voting rights of racial minorities.

3/26/01 AsianWeek.com: President George W. Bush has appointed two
APAs to his cabinet and 17 others to sub-Cabinet positions - more APA appointments than Bill Clinton and George H. Bush made during their combined 12 years in office, said Clayton Fong, executive director of the National Asian Pacific Center on Aging.  Fong served as an ethnic community liaison for the first Bush White House. 

Norman Mineta (reappointed to second term)
Secretary of Transportation

Elaine Chao  (reappointed to second term)
Secretary of Labor

Stuart Ishimaru 
Commissioner
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Matt Fong
Under Secretary of the Army
(Fong withdrew from consideration)

David Chu
Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness
Department of Defense

Joseph Jen
Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics
Department of Agriculture 

Mr. Viet Dinh
Assistant Attorney General - Policy Development 
Department of Justice
(helps select judicial nominees)

Bobby Jindal 
Assistant Secretary for Planning & Evaluation
Department of Health & Human Services 

Ms. Shinae Chun
Director of the Women's Bureau
Department of Labor

Margaret S.Y. Chu
Director of the Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste
Department of Energy

Dr. Jack C. Chow
Ambassador and Special Representative 
 of the Secretary of State for HIV/AIDS
also Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Health and Science issues in the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental Scientific Affairs. 

Dana Makoto Sabraw
U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of California (San Diego)

Brenda T. Rhoades
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge for the Eastern District of Texas (Plano)

Debra Yang
U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California (Los Angeles)

Carol Chien-Hua Lam
U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California (San Diego)

Edward Kubo, Jr.
U.S. Attorney for Hawaii

Sichan Siv
U.S. Representative to the U.N. Economic and Social Council with the rank of Ambassador

Phyllis Fong
Inspector General
Department of Agriculture

Mark Moki Hanohano
US Marshall - District of Hawaii 
Department of Justice

Shirin Raziuddin 
United Nations Human Rights Commission (part-time)
Department of State

Dr. Young Woo Kang (of Indiana)
Member of the National Council on Disability (part-time)

For Asian-Americans appointed to positions not requiring Senate confirmation, see APAs in Bush Administration or see Asian American Government Executives Network 

John Quoc Duong
Executive Director of the White House Initiative 
 on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

Moon S. Chen Jr. (professor of epidemiology and preventive medicine, University of California, Davis School of Medicine and Medical Center) National Cancer Advisory Board

``By creating the most ethnically diverse cabinet in U.S. history, especially with the appointments of two Asian Americans, President Bush has now set a tone and standard to which all future presidential administrations will be compared,'' AsianWeek.com editorial, Feb. 2001.  

"[i]t will be difficult for his subcabinet to reflect the ethnic diversity even of his own cabinet, much less the public at large, given the slim roster of minority Republicans from which to choose."  "Extending Diversity to Bush Subcabinet Will Be Tough Task," 2/6/01 Wall Street Journal.

6/1/04: President George W. Bush announced today his intent to appoint fourteen individuals to serve on the President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. 
    The Commission was established by Executive Order 13339 to advise the President, through the Secretary of Commerce (DOC), on ways to provide equal economic opportunities for full participation of Asian American and Pacific Islander businesses in our free market economy where they may be underserved, and thus improving the quality of life for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs). 
    Eddy Badrina, Executive Director of the White House Initiative on AAPIs said that he is proud of the President's continued commitment to addressing the needs of the Asian American and Pacific Islanders. "The President has selected a diverse and talented group of individuals to provide him with recommendations," said Badrina. "I look forward to working with this group of business leaders, entrepreneurs, and community advocates to understand issues facing AAPI businesses and to develop creative solutions leading to growth." 
    The Commission will be chaired by Betty B. Wu (NY) and composed of the following members:
William Afeaki (UT), 
Nina Nguyen Collier (WA), 
Akshay Desai (FL), 
Vellie Dietrich-Hall (VA), 
William Kil (CA), 
John Kim (CA), 
Jimmy D. Lee (IL), 
Joseph Melookaran (KS), 
Derrick Nguyen (CA), 
Rudy Pamintuan (IL), 
Martha Cruz Ruth (Guam), 
Jeffrey B. Sakaguchi (CA), and 
Kenneth Wong (PA). 
    The President's Advisory Commission is housed under the Department of Commerce and supported by the Office of the White House Initiative on AAPIs.

8/24/01 White House Press Release

John B. Tsu (educator, Milbrae, CA)
Lupo Carlota (physician, Lakeland, TN)
David B. Cohen (attorney, Los Angeles, CA)
Mary Ling (entrepreneur, Toluca Lake, CA)
Sean Liou (Fremont, CA) (entrepreneur, insurance and financial services industry) (Nov. 15, 2002)
Barbara Marumoto (member of the Hawaii House of Representatives)
Gary K. Ong (entrepreneur, Phoenix, AZ)
Sunny Park (entrepreneur, Atlanta, GA)
Amata Coleman Radewagen 
 (Congressional staffer and community leader from Alexandria, VA)
Jhoon Rhee (martial arts master, McLean, VA)
Michelle Park-Steel community leader, Palos Verdes, CA)
Joe Ting (banker, Houston, TX)
Bao Ky Vu (investment and portfolio manager, Atlanta, GA)
Zachariah Zachariah (physician, Fort Lauderdale, FL)

For more information about the White House Initiative on AAPIs and the Commission, please visit www.aapi.gov.

June 15-21, 2001 AsianWeek.com: "Bush Extends API White House Initiative,"
    President George W. Bush signed an amendment to Executive Order 13125, extending the Presidents Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders for an additional two years.
    "This is wonderful news for the Asian American and Pacific Islander community," said John Quoc Duong, the recently named executive director of the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. "By renewing the executive order, President Bush has affirmed his commitment to including all Americans in his agenda for the nation. I am extremely pleased that we will be continuing the Presidents Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. The Commission will provide valuable leadership and will serve as an effective vehicle to receive input from our diverse communities on critical issues that need to be addressed."
    The Presidents Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders counsels the president on the development, monitoring, and coordination of federal efforts to improve the quality of life of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, through public sector, private sector, and community involvement. The Commission also studies ways to foster research and data collection on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, including information on public health.
    The White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders coordinates the efforts of the Commission with a federal infrastructure in order to address the concerns of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in areas that include health, education, labor, small business, housing, and economic development.

Bob Gee
Texas Public Utility Commission 
Governor Ann Richards appointed Democrat Bob Gee to the Public Utility Commission.  When Bob's term was up, Governor Bush re-appointed him.

b) maintaining family reunification immigration.  Many APA's favor retaining current law which allows American citizens to sponsor their relatives for immigration to the U.S.

I will allow families of legal residents to visit their relatives in the United States.  October 20 - October 26 AsianWeek.com

Bush proposed allowing immigrants who are awaiting visas to visit their families in the U.S. 6/27/00 Dallas Morning News, p. 1A

Bush denounced the "English-only" movement.  6/27/00 Fort Worth Star-Telegram

7) ceilings or quotas limiting the number of APA's at universities.  Many APA's oppose any such ceilings or quotas.  When affirmative action at universities was banned in California and Texas, the number of APA students admitted to universities in those states increased by 20-40%.

7/10/03: interview on National Public Radio: Secretary of Education Rod Paige supports race neutral remedies, such as the university admissions policies adopted in California, Florida and Texas.  

Race neutral admission policies resulted in an increase of Asian-American students.  See Statistics on Reverse Discrimination.  

1/15/03 Associated Press: "Bush Says Mich. Plan Unconstitutional"
    Washington, DC - President Bush asserted that a program of racial preferences for minority applicants at the University of Michigan was "fundamentally flawed" and unconstitutional.
    The program "amounts to a quota system that unfairly rewards 
or penalizes prospective students solely on their race," Bush said in announcing that his administration would file a legal brief in the case with the Supreme Court on Thursday. The administration's brief will narrowly apply to the Michigan program, officials said. "I strongly support diversity of all kinds, including racial diversity in higher education," Bush said. But he added, "The method used by the University of Michigan to achieve this goal is fundamentally flawed."
    He said that some students at the university are selected or rejected on the color of their skin. "The motivation for this administration policy may be very good, but the result is discrimination. And that discrimination is very wrong," Bush said.
    Bush said that "racial prejudice is a reality in our country" but that, in trying to fix the problem, "we must not use means that 
create another wrong."
    The president said Americans should not be satisfied with the current numbers of minorities on college campuses.
    "Our government must work to make college more affordable 
for students who come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds and because we're committed to racial justice, we must make sure that America's public schools offer a quality education to every child from every background," Bush said.
    Bush called quotas unconstitutional, but he did not say the use 
of race is always unconstitutional in selecting students. Instead he focused on the particulars of the Michigan programs, which assign additional points to minority undergraduate applicants and try to ensure that a certain percentage of law school students are minority.
    In Texas, as governor, Bush opposed racial preferences in 
public universities and proposed instead that students graduating in the top 10 percent of all high schools be eligible for admission 
to state schools. Supporters say that had the effect of continuing 
a stream of minority students, because some public high schools are nearly all black or Hispanic.

I support affirmative access.  Islanders as second class minorities.  For years California suffered under programs that made it harder for API students to get into Lowell High School in San Francisco or the University of California. These Affirmative Action programs feed the model minority myth and are a form of racial profiling that discriminates against the API community. My approach is to fight the soft bigotry of low expectations so no child is left behind. I have been a national leader in education reform, holding public schools accountable for their performance, and dramatically increasing the quality of education in Texas, especially for minority students.  October 20 - October 26, 2002 AsianWeek.com

Opposes quotas and racial preferences but supports "affirmative access" such as a Texas program that automatically admits the top 10% of high school graduating classes to state colleges.  Emphasizes "increasing the pool of applicants and opening the doors of opportunity."  3/6/00 Wall Street Journal, p. A32.

I have been a national   October 20 - October 26 AsianWeek.com

8/1/99 mailing from Bush campaign: "Federal funds and programs should insist on high standards/ accountability/ results and encourage states and local communities to develop accountability systems."

Would require states getting federal aid annually test students in reading and math and take part in a national sample test.  States with declining test scores would have federal funds cut by 5 percent, and those with improved scores could get bonuses from a new $500 million fund.  3/12/00 Dallas Morning News, p. 30A.

"But federal funds would not flow into schools that serve disadvantaged students if those campuses don't meet a state's standards for three years or more.   Students instead should receive the money to march to another school of their choice, including a private school."  2/15/00 Dallas Morning News, p. 11A.

I support affirmative access.  Islanders as second class minorities.  For years California suffered under programs that made it harder for API students to get into Lowell High School in San Francisco or the University of California. These Affirmative Action programs feed the model minority myth and are a form of racial profiling that discriminates against the API community. My approach is to fight the soft bigotry of low expectations so no child is left behind. I have been a national leader in education reform, holding public schools accountable for their performance, and dramatically increasing the quality of education in Texas, especially for minority students.  October 20 - October 26 AsianWeek.com

8/1/99 mailing from Bush campaign: "Opposes quotas and racial preferences. Supports affirmative `access' to open the doors of opportunity through programs such as the Texas 10 percent plan, where those who graduate in the top 10 percent of their class are automatically admitted to any state college or university. Advocates needs-based contracting and breaking down government contracts to smaller sizes to encourage entrepreneurship in all communities."

8/7/04 Los Angeles Times: "Bush Opposes 'Legacy' Edge in College Admissions.  The president, a Yale graduate like his father, grandfather and daughter, says children of alumni should not get special consideration,".
    Washington - President Bush, whose father and grandfather preceded him in attending Yale University , said Friday that he opposed special treatment in college admission for children of alumni, just as he opposed special treatment for racial and ethnic minorities.
    In a question-and-answer session with minority journalists, Bush said he favored programs that increased diversity in the student body, but was against quotas for minority groups, as well as so-called legacy admissions.
    "I think colleges ought to use merit in order for people to get in," Bush told the UNITY convention, a joint national conference of four professional organizations of black, Latino, Asian and Native American journalists.
    Asked directly whether he favors affirmative action, Bush replied: "I support colleges affirmatively taking action to get more minorities in their school.. I support diversity; I don't support quotas."


12) Using scientific methods to adjust census data.  Such data could be used to draw state legislative districts and to distribute government funds.  The President will decide whether to release adjusted census data.

Opposes using scientific methods to adjust census data.  "I think we need to count, an actual count," Bush said.   "I think we need to spend the money, make the effort and work hard to get an actual count."  3/7/00 Dallas Morning News, p. 15A.

Bush campaign spokesman Scott McClellan said Bush has long opposed statistical sampling and supports doing what it takes to conduct a complete headcount that includes racial minorities.  3/22/00 DMN, p. 1A-12A.

13) Like Americans of African, Cuban, Greek, Irish, Italian, Jewish, Mexican, and Polish descent, many APA's are interested in American foreign policy toward the country of their ancestors.

2/21/02 Dallas Morning News: "Bush Meets China's Jiang, Stresses Weapons, Rights,"
    President Bush pressed China Thursday not to spread weapons technology and to let its people choose how they live and worship on the first day of a visit designed to build on a new spirit of Sino-U.S. cooperation.
    ``My government hopes that China will strongly oppose the proliferation of missiles and other deadly technologies,'' he told a joint news conference after talks with Jiang.
    The United States has accused China of transferring weapons technology to North Korea and Iran, nations Bush has branded with Iraq as an ``axis of evil'' seeking to develop chemical, biological and nuclear weapons.
    Bush said there had been no change in Washington's policy toward Taiwan, which China claims as a renegade province, and he said the people of China should be free to choose how they live and worship.
    ``China's future is for the Chinese people to decide, yet no nation is exempt from the demands of human dignity,'' he said. ``All the world's people, including the people of China, should be free to choose how they live, how they worship, and how they work.''
    Washington wants Beijing to renew its commitment to the November 2000 deal not to help any country develop missiles that can carry nuclear weapons, and to abide by the Missile Technology Control Regime, a voluntary international accord that tries to limit missile exports to unstable regions.  It also wants China to issue a list of dual-use items covered by non-proliferation agreements.
    China says it has not violated any international or bilateral commitments on weapons proliferation and wants the United States to lift sanctions on Chinese entities accused of breaking such pacts.
    The United States has repeated its adherence to the one-China policy, which says China and Taiwan are part of a single country, but has pledged to continue with arms sales to Taiwan.

I support the entrepreneurial spirit of the API community.  I
support free trade and the entry of China and Taiwan into the
World Trade Organization.  I want to eliminate the inheritance
tax, so parents can afford to pass a family business on to their
children.  At a time of record budget surpluses, I believe that
everyone who pays taxes should benefit as well because you
can spend your own money better than the government can.  October 20 - October 26 AsianWeek.com

8/1/99 mailing from Bush campaign: "Supports China's admission into World Trade Organization, subject to final language of the agreement. . . . Would redefine relationship between China and U.S. as one of `competitors,' not strategic partners."

2/19/02 Dallas Morning News: "In Japan, a union is reinforced: Bush envisions era of 'Pacific Century' but warns of dangers,"
    Mr. Bush also has reiterated his desire to resume the negotiations with North Korea that were cut off at the beginning of his administration. But he has also demanded that the North Korean leader, Kim Jong Il, pull back his troops from the border with South Korea.

"Supporting our alliances, Gov. Bush said, includes keeping our pledge to deter aggression against the Republic of Korea, strengthening security ties with Japan, expanding theater missile defenses among "Supporting our alliances, Gov. Bush said, includes keeping our pledge to deter aggression against the Republic of Korea, strengthening security ties with Japan, expanding theater missile defenses among our allies and honoring our promises to the people of Taiwan."  Governor Bush Discusses Foreign Policy In Speech At Ronald Reagan Library, Nov. 19, 1999 

e) U.S. policy toward Japan

2/19/02 Dallas Morning News: "In Japan, a union is reinforced: Bush envisions era of 'Pacific Century' but warns of dangers,"
    Sketching a vision of peace and prosperity for the Asia-Pacific region, President Bush on Tuesday urged a stronger, tighter alliance with Japan to ensure a new "Pacific Century."
    "Our responsibilities are clear."We will deter aggression against the Republic of Korea. Together, Japan and the United States will strengthen our ties of security."
    Mr. Bush reminded the Japanese Diet of the importance of greater trade and the global responsibilities that he thinks should flow from it.
    "We're the world's two largest economies, and the two most generous contributors of economic aid and humanitarian aid," he said, pointing to Japan's long-standing, leading role in the United Nations and the World Bank, among other international institutions.
    Yet, the president said, "money alone" will not solve the worldwide problems of poverty, illiteracy and disease.
    "Progress will require long-term commitment, and we must provide it," he said.
    The success of the region is "essential to the entire world," Mr. Bush said, "and I'm convinced the 21st century will be the Pacific Century."
    "Japan and America share a vision for the future of the Asia-Pacific region as a fellowship of free Pacific nations."
    Mr. Bush expressed all-out support for Mr. Koizumi and his drive for new banking regulations and other reforms designed to revive Japan's recession-ravaged economy.
    "I'm confident in this man's leadership ability. I'm confident in his strategy. And I'm confident in his desire to implement that strategy," Mr. Bush told reporters.

Yes.  "Supporting our alliances, Gov. Bush said, includes keeping our pledge to deter aggression against the Republic of Korea, strengthening security ties with Japan, expanding theater missile defenses among our allies and honoring our promises to the people of Taiwan."  Governor Bush Discusses Foreign Policy In Speech At Ronald Reagan Library, Nov. 19, 1999 

8/1/99 mailing from Bush campaign: "Supports accelerated research for and deployment of both theater missile defenses and national missile defense, as soon as possible."

"Asian Americans Rally at GOP Convention" 
August 4 - August 10, 2000 AsianWeek.com 
http://www.asianweek.com/2000_08_03/news2a_apiatgopconvention.html 

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