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The New York Times, February 17, 2022.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/17/us/san-francisco-school-board-parents.html


‘You Have to Give Us Respect’: Asian Americans Fueled San Francisco Recall

The landslide vote to remove three school board members cut across ethnicity and income levels.


But Chinese American voters and volunteers were crucial to victory, organizers say.

As Election Day approached, a flurry of messages flashed across the phones of San Francisco’s Chinese American community. “Remember to vote,” said one message in Chinese from a campaign organizer, Selena Chu. “And throw out the commissioners who are discriminating against us and disrespecting our community.”

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