Presidential candidates and 2,500 expected to attend
IRVINE, Calif. — APA issues and concerns will be on center stage during a May 17 UC Irvine town hall, where the three presidential hopefuls have been invited for a question-and-answer session.
Sens. Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and John McCain are expected to attend the presidential town hall hosted by the nonpartisan, nonprofit civic engagement organization APIAVote and address issues of immigration, health care, economy and other concerns of the APA community.
The main message promoted by APIAVote and other APA organizations promoting civic engagement is that the APA voting block is growing in size and stature. Almost 7 million APAs are eligible to vote, according to APIAVote, and more than half are registered. That registration rate is a 30 percent increase from 1998.
Organizers anticipate that more than 2,500 people, representing universities, nonprofits and APA community groups, will attend the town hall...
