Chinese-Americans urged to cast ballot
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="Election">Election</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>-<span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cast">cast</span> <span word="ballots">ballots</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="neck">neck</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="neck">neck</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="race">race</span>.</p><p><span word="Judy">Judy</span> <span word="Chu">Chu</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>-<span word="American">American</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="elected">elected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span>, <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="release">release</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="fellow">fellow</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>-<span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="value">value</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hard">hard</span>-<span word="earned">earned</span> <span word="civic">civic</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Nov">Nov</span> 6.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> 2017 <span word="election">election</span> <span word="offers">offers</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="exercise">exercise</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="sacred">sacred</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="vote">vote</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>-<span word="American">American</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="serve">serve</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="served">served</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="elected">elected</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="over">over</span> 20 <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="vote">vote</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="proud">proud</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="urge">urge</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Nov">Nov</span> 6 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="voices">voices</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="heard">heard</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="obtained">obtained</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Daily">Daily</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>.</p><p><span word="Chu">Chu</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="representative">representative</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="California">California</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="boasts">boasts</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>-<span word="American">American</span> <span word="population">population</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="chambers">chambers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="apologize">apologize</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Exclusion">Exclusion</span> <span word="Act">Act</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1882.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="act">act</span>, <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1882 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="repealed">repealed</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1943, <span word="barred">barred</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="entering">entering</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span>. <span word="Federal">Federal</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="prohibited">prohibited</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="naturalized">naturalized</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="barred">barred</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="voting">voting</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="congresswoman">congresswoman</span> <span word="mentions">mentions</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="discriminative">discriminative</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>-<span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="forget">forget</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="change">change</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tumultuous">tumultuous</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="happens">happens</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="affect">affect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="Asian">Asian</span>-<span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fastest">fastest</span>-<span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="uniquely">uniquely</span> <span word="positioned">positioned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="profound">profound</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2017 <span word="elections">elections</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="happens">happens</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="vote">vote</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="honor">honor</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="forebears">forebears</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="voting">voting</span> <span word="privileges">privileges</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span> <span word="today">today</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shape">shape</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="generation">generation</span>."</p>
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