LOS ANGELES – For the first time, presidential candidates had a chance to address issues affecting Asian and Pacific Islander Americans (APIA) during a Presidential Town Hall held at the Bren Events Center at the University of California Irvine campus last Saturday. APIA Vote, the events sponsor, estimated that more than 2,000 members of the APIA community gathered to listen to Democratic Party presidential hopefuls Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) and Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL), and Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) discuss their views, positions, and proposals on issues affecting AAPI’s. “We wanted to give the presidential candidates a chance to address our issues and empower the community so they can realize our growing strength,” said Naomi Tacuyen, communications coordinator for APIA Vote...
