{"id":13456,"date":"2012-06-27T05:06:49","date_gmt":"2012-06-27T05:06:49","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2012-06-26T18:06:53","modified_gmt":"2012-06-26T18:06:53","slug":"Grace-Meng-is-on-her-way-to-make-Asian-American-history-","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/?p=13456","title":{"rendered":"Grace Meng is on her way to make Asian American history!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last night, New York Assemblywoman Grace Meng won the Democratic nomination for outgoing Rep. Gary Ackerman’s district, putting her on track to become New York City’s first Asian-American member of Congress.<\/strong> She defeated her closest opponent, Rory Lancman, 51 percent to 28 percent.<\/p>\n

Over the weekend, Reuters reported<\/a> on Meng’s campaign as a landmark for Asian American politics in the nation’s largest city:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Meng<\/strong>, who was born in Queens to Chinese parents and speaks Mandarin, has been campaigning with her husband, Wayne Kye, who speaks Korean. Kye calls it a “tag team” effort.<\/p>\n

At Flushing senior center where most people spoke Korean, Kye, speaking in Korean, introduced Meng as his high school sweetheart and implored the crowd to vote.<\/p>\n

“It is important for everyone to vote to show our strength,” Kye said, according to a translation he offered after the event.<\/p>\n

In Flushing’s Chinatown, the outreach appears to be working:<\/strong> “Grace for Congress” posters appeared on windows of dozens of restaurants. And, at a recent candidate’s forum, several of Meng’s Asian-American volunteers said they were energized to be working for a candidate who “looks like me.”<\/p>\n

She’s completely on her way!<\/a>
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