Dem. Presidential Candidate Dean and Possibly President Bush Will Keynote 80-20 Event in Los Angeles on 9/6/03

By Denise Wong

     The hottest Democratic presidential candidate, Gov. Howard Dean, who has 
raised the most money in the last quarter among Democrats, will charter a 
plane to LA to keynote a luncheon hosted by 80-20. President Bush may also 
deliver a keynote at the luncheon, according to The White House.  

     80-20's Executive Committee will hold its semi-annual meeting in Los 
Angeles on 9/6, Saturday.  During that occasion, 80-20 will host two events to 
politically empower the Asian Pacific American (APA) community.

     The location will be FOUR POINTS SHERATON HOTEL, 9750 Airport Blvd.  It  
is only minutes from LAX airport.  Details of the events are:

     VIP Reception with Gov. Dean:   Los Angeles Room, 11 a.m. to noon, $150 per person
     Luncheon:   California Ballroom, 11:45 a.m., $75 per person

Tickets are available at  http://www.80-20initiative.net/luncheon.html 
or call 858 484-8475 to reserve a ticket and send a check payable to "80-20 PAC"to:  
  
Jing-Li Yu, 80-20 special Assistant, 43-34 Union St., Apt. 6-d, Flushing, NY 11355-7042
Write down your E-MAIL address & PHONE no. on the BACK of the check.    

     Gov. Dean has a straight-talking, blunt and suffer-no-fools style.  He'll 
address APA concerns.  He was featured by both Newsweek and Time magazine 
this month.  Newsweek described him as "the Democrat to watch in 2004." 

     President Bush's Director of Appointment & Scheduling, Bradley Blakeman 
wrote S. B. Woo, 80-20's president, saying:  "We appreciate the invitation and 
the valuable opportunity it represents.  Although we have not made a decision 
about the President's participation, your comments will certainly be considered 
as the President's schedule develops."  John Tsu, Chair of a national comm. of 
Asian Americans for Bush/Cheney 2004, is persuading The White House to 
accept 80-20's invitation.

     Having a presidential candidate chartering a plane to keynote a luncheon 
hosted by an APA political action committee is unprecedented.  If President 
Bush comes, it'll be truly historic.

     S. B. Woo, President of 80-20 & former Lt. Governor of Delaware said, "Our 
community needs political clout to win equal justice and equal opportunity in 
workplaces.  80-20 is delivering more of that clout with the passing of each 
year.  When Gov. Dean addresses APA concerns so early in the 2004 election 
cycle, other presidential candidates will be induced to study and address our 
issues as well. 80-20 aims to deliver justice and equal opportunity to our 
children in the shortest time possible."

     80-20 is a national, nonpartisan, political action committee dedicated to 
winning equal opportunity and justice for all APAs through a SWING bloc vote, 
ideally directing 80% of our community's votes and money to the presidential 
candidate endorsed by the 80-20. Hence, the name "80-20" was created.  For  
more details, visit http://www.80-20initiative.net