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In reply to the discussion: Should DU be an English Only site? [View all]yuiyoshida
(42,330 posts)about THE MANY CHINESE ELDERS IN San Francisco Chinatown who for a LONG, LONG DAMN TIME chose not to vote IN AN American Election, because, DESPITE the fact, their kids and grand kids were Democrats, they HAD NO Representation in local, State and Federal Government. These people DIDN'T JUST COME OVER ON THE boat.
No, They were APART of the Generations of Chinese Who grew up in San Francisco, for generations because their ancestors were snagged out of China and brought to build the RAILROADS IN THE USA...and when that was done, told to FLAKE OFF...and were chased out of many places LIKE SANTA BARBARA.
These are the SAME CHINESE who in 1906 after the GREAT EARTHQUAKE NOT only helped Rebuild their own community but helped the CITY BUILD BACK UP, and were then told to FLAKE OFF.
OKAY??? THEIR KIDS got them to register to vote and got them Excited about BARRACK OBAMA AND GUESS WHAT??? THEY voted for him. NO ONE ELSE could have swayed them... SO these are the people who we need for the next President... who ever that maybe.. for the Democratic Party.
History Lesson served....