Yesterday, Election Day 2010, we took the T at 7am to volunteer with the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, a national organization that protects the civil rights of Asian Americans. We helped conduct the 2010 Asian American Voter Protection Survey at a polling site in Boston's Chinatown. Questions included "Is this your first time voting?", "Did you get translation services?" and "What are the three main issues that influenced your vote?" We were happily surprised by some of the responses -- "of course this isn't the first time I'm voting -- I've voted every year since I became a citizen !" -- and disappointed by others, "There are no translated materials."
All in all, it was a productive and exciting morning. Of course we didn't go back to campus without a visit to a couple of bakeries. We hope to continue engaging with Boston's Asian American community. Thanks for inviting us, AALDEF!
civically engaged Asian Americans!
putting my Cantonese to use! (Jenny)
Jenny Ye + Joselyn Lai
Ed/Pol Co-chairs
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