Pasadena, CA – On Friday, April 27th, CAUSE, along with over 70 community partners and over 15 press partners, hosted the first-ever APA-focused gubernatorial debate in California history at Pasadena City College.
The debate featured California governor candidates Travis Allen, John Chiang, John Cox, Delaine Eastin, and Antonio Villaraigosa. Moderators for the evening were Richard Lui, News Anchor at MSNBC and NBC News, and Seema Mehta, Political Writer at the Los Angeles Times.
Candidates were asked to respond to issues surrounding Immigration, Education, Language Accessibility, Healthcare, Climate Change, Housing, and Business. The full debate is viewable on YouTube below:
A huge thank you to HuffPost Asian Voices for being our exclusive digital sponsor and to all of our sponsors and partners for making this event possible!
2018 APA Gubernatorial Debate Sponsors
2018 APA Gubernatorial Debate Press Partners
2018 APA Gubernatorial Debate Community Partners
AAPI Data
API Council
API Forward Movement
APIA Vote
APIs Mobilize
Asian American Drug Abuse Program
Asian American Education Institute
Asian American Small Business PAC
Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Asian Law Caucus
Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Los Angeles
Asian Americans for Community Involvement
Asian Business Association
Asian Law Alliance
Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Los Angeles County
Asian Pacific American Legislative Staff Network
Asian Pacific Americans for Progress
Asian Pacific Community Fund
Asian Pacific Islander American Community Actions
Asian Pacific Islander Small Business Program
Asian Pacific Policy and Planning Council
Asian Professional Exchange
Asians and Pacific Islanders for LGBT Equality
Bangladeshi American Coalition
California Asian and Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus
California Asian Pacific Chamber of Commerce
California Commission on Asian and Pacific Islander American Affairs
California Community College: Asian Pacific Islander American Trustees and Administrators Caucus
California Democratic Party Asian Pacific Islander Caucus
California Young Democrats API Caucus
Cambodian Advocacy Collaborative
CAPA21 PAC
Chinatown Business Improvement District
Chinese American Citizens Alliance – Los Angeles
Chinese-American Elected Officials
Chinese for Affirmative Action
Council of Korean Americans
Empowering Pacific Islander Communities
FairVote California
Faith and Community Empowerment (formerly KCCD)
Fresno Center for New Americans
Japanese American Citizens League – Northern California Western Nevada Pacific District
Japanese American Citizens League – Pacific Southwest
Japanese American National Museum
Korean American Coalition
Korean Health, Education, Information and Research Clinic
Koreatown Youth and Community Center
Lao Family Community Empowerment, Inc.
League of California Cities Asian Pacific Islander Caucus
Little Tokyo Service Center
National Asian Pacific American Families Against Substance Abuse
National Association of Asian American Professionals
National Association of Asian American Professionals, Los Angeles
National Association of Asian American Professionals, San Jose
National Association of Asian Pacifics in Politics and Public Affairs
National Federation of Filipino American Associations
Nikkei for Civil Rights and Redress
OCA-Greater Los Angeles
Orange County Asian and Pacific Islander Community Alliance
Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment
Pacific Asian Counseling Services
Pilipino Workers Center of Southern California
Polinav
Search to Involve Pilipino Americans
Southeast Asia Resource Action Center
South Asian Network
Taiwanese American Citizens League
Taiwanese American Professionals Los Angeles
Taiwanese American Professionals Orange County
Thai Community Development Center
TOFA (To’utupu ‘oe ‘Otu Felenite Association) Inc.
UniPro San Diego
United Cambodian Community
Vietnamese American Chamber of Commerce
Vietnamese Voluntary Foundation, Inc.
Vision New America