Are the newly energized Asian-American voters more moderate? That theme's been beat to death by the national media all week. The “truth” lies somewhere in between. The Asian-American voting bloc in SF is just like every other group — it’s not a monolith.
Lily Ho speaks at the Recall S.F. School Board campaign’s election night party at Manny’s in the Mission on Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022.
Ho, who also played a key role in organizing support for the recall, concurred: “We woke up a sleeping dragon with the Chinese American community. People are realizing the importance of being engaged, staying engaged and voting.” “Every parent has a natural instinct to watch out for the kids,” said Wilson Chu, board member and past president of the Chinese American Democratic Club. “The Chinese are a little bit unique. We have a lot of new immigrants in our community. A lot of them came here to provide a better life for their kids. Education is one of the most efficient means of climbing up the social ladder.”
That anger drove her to get involved at Galileo Academy of Science and Technology, the high school attended by her two children, and ascend to PTA president in short order. A rise in hate crimes against Asian Americans in San Francisco will be the next rallying point, which will likely boost turnout for the June 7 recall election of District Attorney Chesa Boudin. A devout progressive, Boudin has denounced the wave of race-based crime but his lenient prosecution policies will work against him.
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