Hello, im californias 27th congressional district. I am chair of the congressional agenspecific. Today, i will be chairing an important Congressional Forum on an alarming rise of anti asian bigotry during the coronavirus pandemic. I want to thank my good friends of the congressional try caucus. The chair of the congressional hispanic and chair of the Congressional Black Caucus karen bass. For hosting this event with me today. I also want to think my fellow colleagues are participating today. As well as our witnesses and Asian American leaders from across the country who are joining us virtually. Since the beginning of this year, Asian Americans all across the nation have been terrified by the rise of anti asian hate crimes related to the coronavirus. In which innocent Asian Americans have been targeted for racism and violence. Starting in january of the insults and misinformation by Asian American restaurants and businesses, more than likely to have something in the should be avoided.
The bay area the festival to have a virtual conversation. I represents the 13th Congressional District in the most enlightened in the nation. That discussion doctor Carol Anderson about how Voter Suppression is destroying our democracy a renowned historian educator and author the professor of africanamerican studies and the author of white rage. The unspoken truth of our nations divide. A great admirer of her work and explore the legacies of slavery and unequal nation doctor Andersons Book chronicles the history of Voter Suppression in america including all of the current ways the Republican Party is undermining voter rights. Im delighted to have you here and to talk about what we can do to fight back on those efforts the most fundamental and sacred rights that we have is the right to vote and this occurs each and every day in our country. Thank you again. Let me ask you a question doctor, you explore the history of Voter Suppression with the focus on the recent past following the Supr
Recent book one person, no vote how Voter Suppression is destroying our democracy. Doctor anderson is a renowned historian, educator and author. She is the Charles Howard kammer professor of every american studies at Emory University and the author of white rage, the unspoken truth of our nations divide. Im a great admirer of her work exploring the legacies of slavery, segregation, and discrimination and how we remain fundamentally an unequal nation, 400 years after the arrival of african slavery in north america. Doctor Andersons Book one person, no vote chronicles the history of Voter Suppression in america including all the current ways the Republican Party is undermining Voting Rights. Doctor anderson, i am delighted to have you here to talk with you about your work, its wonderful to you. I want us to talk about what we can do to fight back against efforts to suppress the most fundamental and sacred rights we have committed right to vote. We know that this is the current each and e
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Earlier term and she was a stalwart member of the commission. For the record im told charliei think i second that. I think any commissioner that served at this time is responsible for helping to bring the commission light years ahead and its good to see commission growing up and i think commissioner hayon certainly participated in that process and encouraged others to follow such as commissioner kopp. Also, help us secure the appointment of a new stellar staff, so i want to thank her for her service. Commissioner dooley opened out in. So we were talking about the ongoing fraud being perpetrated on the citizens of San Francisco by the office of the mayor. From the findings of the Fair Political Practices Commission in sacramento, respondent luis herrera, will serving city library but the San Francisco Public Library failed to report gifts received from the friends of the San Francisco Public Library on annual statements of economic interest for calendar years 2009, 2010, 2011 in violati