“Just as hate can come from all colors and creeds, so can love. And helping those who are in need is just one way we can show our love, allyship and compassion for one another. It’s a valuable reminder that we can all be helpers.”
– Actor Daniel Dae Kim
Over the past year, more than 3,800 anti-Asian racist incidents were reported to Stop AAPI Hate, representing only a fraction of the discrimination faced by the Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) community. As we celebrate National AAPI Heritage Month this May, join Grace Farms Foundation and OCA Fairfield, part of a national organization advocating for AAPI communities, for an interdisciplinary conversation about how we can all work to build awareness around anti-Asian discrimination, identify ways to make a difference, and come together as a community to create lasting social change.
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Over the past year, more than 3,800 anti-Asian racist incidents were reported to Stop AAPI Hate, representing only a fraction of the discrimination faced by the Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) community. As we celebrate National AAPI Heritage Month this May, join Grace Farms Foundation and OCA Fairfield, part of a national organization advocating for AAPI communities, for an interdisciplinary conversation about how we can all work to build awareness around anti-Asian discrimination, identify ways to make a difference, and come together as a community to create lasting social change.
Our panel discussion, moderated by Michael Chen, General Partner and CEO at Chen & Associates and Vice Chairman of the Board at Grace Farms Foundation, will explore how we can engage government, media, corporations, not-for-profits, and educational institutions in support of a more equitable environment for our AAPI neighbors.
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Sixteen percent of eligible voters cast ballots Tuesday in the Port Orange city election for the District 1 seat left unexpectedly open after the resignation of Marilyn Ford. Jonathan Foley won with 54% of the vote, defeating Marcey Kinney.
It was a pleasant mid-season flex for local political players. Although the race was nonpartisan, Foley had local Republican support while many area Democrats backed Kinney.
The 16 percent turnout may have seemed light, but it s excellent by off-year, special election standards. What was particularly notable was the continued wide use of mail-in ballots by voters of both parties. Fully 88 percent of the votes cast were mailed into the elections office.
Apr 16, 2021 9:26 AM Port Orange, FL - The Volusia County Canvassing Board met Friday morning and officially confirmed the results of Port Orange s special election. According to a report from the board, Jonathan Foley, who won Tuesday s (April 13) special election, had 669 more votes than his opponent, Marcey Ann Kinney. Foley had 4,129 votes—or 54.41 percent of the total vote—while Kinney had 3,460 votes—45.59 percent. Port Orange s special election came after former District 1 council member Dr. Marilyn Ford resigned in December 2020, stating that she was relocating. A month later, Foley was selected by the city council to serve as the interim District 1 council member following Ford s departure. Foley originally ran against Ford during another special election in June 2019. In that race, Ford was elected to finish the nearly four-year term left by her husband, Bob Ford, who passed away from cancer in December 2018. Ford additionally won that race f
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