2008 Endorsement Convention
80-20 Delegate Election
Dear 80-20 Member:
Please vote for 11 Delegates from EACH of the following political groups.
When making you selections, please also take into account the need for DIVERSITY in the background of our Delegates such as ethnic background, gender, and geographic location for each group.
Thank you for participating in the 80-20 Delegate election.
Election Monitor Committee
80-20 Initiative, Inc.
Democrat
James Chen: San Mateo, CA; President, Four Dimensions, Inc.
2 years of 80-20 membership; Responded to “Call To Actions”
John Fong: San Jose, CA; Accounting & Finance
Member of 80-20 since 80-20’s inception; Former Delegate to 80-20 Endorsement Convention (2004)
Served as City of Fremont Human Relations Commissioner (2004-2006)
Beverly Hong: Washington, DC; Linguistics Academic
Two years of 80-20 membership, and has renewed the membership for the next three years; Vietnamese Chinese American
Alice S. Huang: Pasadena, CA; Professor, Harvard Medical School (ret)
Founding member and Life member of 80-20
C100 member (2002); San Francisco Chinese Hospital Award (annual recognition award) (1989)
Edward Lin: Osprey, FL; Physician, inventor and CEO
80-20 Life Member; Serving the second term on the 80-20 Board of Directors; Have been active in virtually all aspects of 80-20 leadership activities
Co-Founder, Past-President and current Chairman of the Board of the Gulfcoast Chinese American Association; Spoke out and took action against injustice and discrimination and have evangelized the importance of unity and active Asian American involvement in the American political process
Dick Ling: Orinda, CA; Principal Architect
80-20 member since 2005
Strong supporter of APA equal opportunities at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory from 1980s to 2006
Amy Mok: Austin, TX; President & CEO, Asian American Cultural Center
80-20 Life Member; Member since 2004; Board Member of 80-20 since 2005
President and CEO of Asian American Cultural Center since 2000
Linden Nishinaga: Redondo Beach, CA ; Senior Civil Engineer
80-20 member since 2001; Member of the Board of Directors since 2004; Nomination Committee Chair since 2006; Drafted the Resolution in 2007 for the U.S. Congress to recognize, address, and recommend that the U.S. Labor Department resolve the issue of the lowest by far glass ceiling for Asian Americans at the workplace. Member of APA organizations that secured passage of the 1988 Civil Liberties Act that provided redress and reparations for the thousands of Japanese Americans who were sent to the internment concentration camps during WWII.
Kim Song: St. Louis, MO; Associate Professor at University of Missouri
80-20 Life Member; Member since 2004; Vice-President of 80-20 St. Louise Chapter (2004-5) and President (2006); 80-20 Board Member since 2006; Acting Secretary of Executive Board
Korean American; Held press conference with local Asian American ethnic journals to promote the mission of 80-20; Attended fund raising events for the local politicians who have supported Asian Ams; Sponsored Asian Film nights to raise awareness of injustice toward Asian Ams. Advisor for Korean students
Lena Tam: Alameda, CA; Vice-Mayor, City of Alameda
Member of 80-20 and participated in encouraging candidates to uphold E.O. 11246
Chair and Founder of the Alameda County APA Democratic Caucus; Board members of the East Bay Asian Voter Education Consortium, Chinese American Political Association (CAPA), Asian Pacific Islander American Public Affairs Association (APAPA); Chaired the Alameda County League of Women Voters, and named as the 2005 Woman of the Year by the California State Legislature
Gary Tang: Albany, CA; Real Estate Appraiser, Developer, Author
Two years 80-20 membership; Supported “Call To Actions” and forwarded 80-20 e-mails to friends, family, and business associates
Macy Tong: San Ramon, CA; Geotechnical Engineer
New member of 80-20;
Board of Director since 2006 with Chinese American Political Association (CAPA)
Benjamin Wang: San Jose, CA; Retired engineer, Church Elder
Member of 80-20 since 80-20’s inception; Encourage others to join 80-20 as a member
Served as a group leader and volunteer; Encouraged people to vote; Helped the poor and disadvantaged; President of Chinese Student Associations (for both UI and UMissouri Rolla)
Peter Wang: Pebble Beach, CA; Wang Foundation, CEO & Chairman
80-20 Life Member
Ming Wei: Mechanicsburg, PA; Epidemiologist
80-20 member since 2002
Katy Woo: Newark, DE; Retired
80-20 Honorary Family Life Member; 80-20 Ass’t Treasurer (1998-2006); Past delegate to Endorsement Convention (2000& 2004)
Former Board Chair, Chinese School of Delaware; Former Editor, Association of Chinese School Newsletters; Former teacher, Chinese school of Delaware
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Republican
Constance Chen: San Mateo, CA; President, H & L International
80-20 member since 2005
Jack Chen: Northridge, CA; Chinese Food International Inc., President
LA 80-20 PAC Founding member; two times National 80-20 Delegate
Four term President of the San Fernando Valley Chinese Cultural Association; Chairman for Chinese Heritage Foundation (1995-present); LA Policy Chief, the API Advisory Council, Community Council (2000-2004); Chairman of the Kong Shiao Cultural Foundation, KSAA (present)
Manzur Chowdhury: Anaheim, CA; Business owner
New member of 80-20; Worked actively to have the South Asian community involve in 80-20
President of the South Asian Business Alliance; Board Member of the U.S.-Bangladesh Business; Worked on the community involvement in the mainstream political activities
Daniel Feng: N. Reading, MA; Business Manager
80-20 member since 2007; Supported “Call To Actions”
Helped Asian American candidates to run local elections
Victor Lee: Chino Hills, CA; Software Design Specialist
Two terms of Board Member of LA 80-20 Endorsement Committee; Republican Delegate to 80-20 Endorsement Convention in 2000; Supporter to 80-20 LA local political campaigns for Asian American candidates; Supporters to Chinese culture schools
Yuko Julie Nakanishi: Rego Park, NY; Research & Consultant, Principal
Member of 80-20 since 80-20’s inception; Supported all “Call To Actions”
Communicated with local political leaders and made decisions on APA issues; Organized local APA activities
Jonathan Tang: Los Angeles, CA; Recent graduate
Student Member of 80-20; Volunteered on Jun Choi’s 2005 Primary Campaign for Mayor of Edison, NJ; Served on Asian Student Council as Public Relations Chair and on the Political Action Committee; Contributing Writer to ConversAsian (Rutgers’ only Pan-Asian American magazine); Helped recruit Asian-American students to the Master of Public Policy program and provided guidance/advice at the annual Diversity Conference.
Willian Uy: Antioch, CA; Retired Senior Scientist
80-20 Life Member; Supported “Call To Actions”
Helped with voter registration in Oakland, Chinatown; Volunteered for political service; Helped interpret for a Chinese family
Grace Wang: Pebble Beach, CA; CFO, Wang Foundation
80-20 Life Member
Victor Wu: Black Mountain, CA; Self employed
80-20 Life Member
Charles Zhang: Portage, MI; Certified Financial Planner, Managing Partner, Advisory Board Member for Haworth College of Business, Western Michigan University
80-20 Honorary Life Member; Active supporter of 80-20
Keynote speaker for The Asian Pacific American Chamber of Commerce;Often interviewed by CNBC and CNBC Asia
Lynn Zhang: Portage, MI; CPA/CFP, Partner, Advisory Board Member for Haworth College of Business, Western Michigan University
80-20 Life Member; Active supporter of 80-20
Former Vice President of Great Kalamazoo Chinese Association
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Independent
Cedric Cheng: Walnut Creek, CA; Graphic Designer and Entrepreneur
Participated in many of the “Call To Actions”; Membership through affiliation with Chinese American Political Association (CAPA)
Served on many boards including Diablo Valley Chinese Cultural Association (4 term President), CAPA (2.5 terms as Chair of the Education Fund), Chinese Historical Society of America; Founding Chair of the Valley Chinese Cultural Foundation.
Arthur Cheung: Mountain View, CA; Application scientist
80-20 Life Member; Delegate to 80-20’s Endorsement Convention in 2004
Youth Mentor
Ken Chew: Moraga, CA; Council Member
New member of 80-20; Board Member of Chinese American Political Association (CAPA) since 2007
David Choy: Los Altos, CA; Engineer
80-20 Life Member
President, Chinese Student Association (in college)
Ming Fang: Hercules, CA; MD, Physician
80-20 Life Member
Adrian Ho: Palo Alto, CA; Marketing Research, Founding Partner
80-20 Life Member; Member of 80-20 since 80-20’s inception; Supported multiple “Call To Actions” through e-mails and faxes
Chinatown outreach by tutoring as a college students
Laura Hsu: Houston, Texas; Associate Dean, Continuing Studies; Sr. Analyst, Public Affairs, Rice University, Houston, TX (Ret).
80-20 Life member; Delegate to 80-20 Endorsement Convention (2000 and 2004); Board of Director since 2006; Board of Director of Houston 80-20 since 2006
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Asia Society Texas Center: Board of Advisors, 1994-present; Angel Island Inc.: Director, 1999-1.
Houston Taipei Sister City Association (HTSA): Director, 2002- present. Assoc of Chinese American Professionals (ACAP) Diversity Summit, 2003-6, procured Continuing Ed credits (CEU)s; Dawn Mountain: Advisory Council, 2004-present; APA Heritage Association (APAHA): Director, 2007-; Org. Chinese Americans (OCA): member; Chinese American Citizens Alliance (CACA): donor.
Shin-Shem Steven Pei: Houston, TX; Education, Professor and Executive Director; Engineering, VP Technology
2000-2008, Founding Member and Director, Houston 80-20 PAC
2000-2006, Member, Houston 80-20 Executive Committee
2001-2007, 80-20 Flag Project
1999-2000, Chair of “10,000 Voices for the new Millennium” signature campaign urging all presidential candidates to commit to 80-20’s Declaration
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2003-2007, Senior Advisor, Chinese Association for Science and Technology (CAST-TX)
1999-2005, Director, Association of American Chinese Professionals Foundation (AACP)
2002-2003, Director, Oversea Chinese American (OCA) – Greater Houston
Frank Tung: Saratoga, CA; Retired
80-20 Life Member; Served as the Principal of the San Jose Chinese School
Kathleen To: Alamogordo, NM; President of Kato Foundation.
80-20 Life Member; 80-20 Executive Committee member since 2002; Current President
Joel Wong: Hayward, CA; Retired community activist
80-20 Life Member; 80-20 Board of Director (current); Has worked for 80-20 for over six years;
President, Chinese American Political Association; Vice-Chair, APAPA Bay area chapter; Chair, APAC Lawrence Livermore Lab
S.B. Woo: Newark, DE; Founding President of 80-20 PAC, Inc and 80-20 Educational Foundation, Inc.
80-20 Honorary Family Life Member
Former Lt. Governor of Delaware and former National President of OCA.
Jon Wu: San Mateo, CA; Immigration Attorney
Member of 80-20 since 80-20’s inception; Supported “Call To Actions”
Helped with voter registration; Door-to-door canvas for APA candidates; Responded to immigration law questions; OCA community affairs
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