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ASIAN WAVE ALLIANCE ANNOUNCES ENDORSEMENTS FOR THE NYC JUNE 2023 PRIMARY

June 12, 2023 (New York, NY) We are pleased to announce our endorsements for the NYC June Primary election. Our endorsements come after...

AWA's Queens' Forum Draws Candidates from Districts 19, 20 and 29, and the challenger to Queens DA

City council district 19 Democratic canddiates: Tony Avella, Christopher Bae, Paul Graziano Queens District Attorney candidate: George...

Democratic candidates for new City Council seat in Brooklyn stake out centrist stances

BY EMILY NGO BROOKLYN, PUBLISHED 7:06 PM ET MAY 24, 2023 "All three Democrats running for the new City Council seat in southern Brooklyn...

New York City’s Asian neighborhoods feature some of the City Council races to watch

By Jeff Coltin, May 1, 2023 "Asian American voters – as diverse as the communities are, across the city – have been getting more...

Candidates Running in Brooklyn's 43rd and 47th Districts Participated in Standing Room Only Forum

On Saturday, May 13, Asian Wave Alliance hosted candidates with June primaries in Brooklyn's 43rd and 47th city council districts....

AWA Statement on George Santos

May 12, 2023 --- Asian Wave Alliance (AWA) makes endorsements based on evaluating candidates’ positions on issues we believe impact the...

State pols strike deal with Hochul to open 14 new charter schools in NYC

"Gov. Kathy Hochul and legislative leaders have reached a tentative budget deal to allow just 14 new charter schools to open in New York...

Brooklyn’s new Asian-majority district is expected to have a heated City Council race

“Part of that shift can be explained by concerns over public safety, said Yiatin Chu, president and co-founder of the Asian Wave...

The Asian-American Landlord Movement

Democratic politicians ignore this growing entrepreneurial constituency at their peril. "Yiatin Chu, president of a nonpartisan political...

Chinese Voters in New York Tack Right, Posing a Challenge for Both Parties

By Rong Xiaoqing "Chinese parents formed their own rights organizations and political clubs, held voter registration events, and endorsed...

Chinese Landlords Say ‘Good Cause’ Eviction Would Ruin Them — and That Democrats Don’t Get It

In NYC, where a majority of Chinese households own a home, landlord protests have ignited on WeChat and the courthouse steps. BY RONG...

NYC’s new Asian Council district primed to be snatched by Republicans

Republicans are primed to win the new “Asian opportunity” Council district in southern Brooklyn -- even though it was carved out by a...