In 2022, Asian voters shocked the political establishment in San Francisco and Vancouver. In Vancouver, frustrated voters voted out the City’s Mayor and City Council to elect the first Canadian-Chinese mayor Ken Sim and deliver his party a majority on the City Council. In San Francisco, voters supported two historic recalls of the City’s District Attorney Chesa Boudin and three members of its Board of Education. In both cities, Asian voters were a key constituency in support of these political earthquakes. What led to these historic events, and are they the start of a trend?
Presented by UC Berkeley’s Citrin Center for Public Opinion Research, this panel featured insiders from both cities, including Ken Sim’s campaign manager, a leader from Vancouver’s Canadian-Chinese community, a leader in the San Francisco school board recall campaign who was appointed to the school board herself, and scholar Neil Malhotra. The panel was moderated by Citrin Center-affiliated faculty David Broockman.
Speakers
– Kareem Allam, Former Campaign Director, Ken Sim for Mayor and Partner, Fairview Strategy
– Ann Hsu, Former San Francisco School Board Commissioner and Founder & Head of School, Bert Hsu Academy
– Lorraine Lowe 劉黛明, Executive Director, Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden
– Neil Malhotra, Edith M. Cornell Professor of Political Economy, Stanford GSB
– David Broockman, Moderator Associate Professor, UC Berkeley Travers Department of Political Science
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