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Article: ASIAN AMERICANS BELONG IN U.S.A. POLITICS.(Editorial)(Column)
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- Seattle Post-Intelligencer
- Article date:
- January 4, 1998
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It surely would be a mistake for American citizens of Asian ancestry to withdraw from the political affairs of their communities just because of an investigation into campaign donations by some members of a Buddhist temple.
Yet two prominent members of the Asian-American community here say the withdrawal already is happening.
The issue arose first on the national level. Charges of improper donations to the re-election campaign of President Clinton, donations made through the efforts of John Huang of the Democratic National Committee, drew the spotlight upon the influx of possibly illegal fund raising that might involve domestic and foreign Asian ...