AAFF
The Asian American Federation of Florida (AAFF) is a 501(c)(3) coalition that aims to unity and collaboration among the various Asian Pacific American organizations and to improve the relationship of a culturally diverse Asian Pacific American community in Florida. The AAFF is a statewide organization made up of more than 70 Bangladesh, Burmese, Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Indian, Iranian, Korean, Laotian, Taiwanese, Thai, Turkish and Vietnamese faith-based and community-based organizations, businesses and media.
Orlando - October
12, 2010
On
October 10, 2010, the Asian American Federation of Florida held
a special Immigration and Political
Education Forum
in Orlando, co- hosted by the Filipino
American Coalition of Florida.
A
two-hour panel discussion was held to
clarify the various aspects of immigration reform. Voters
education booklets, provided by the Asian American Justice
Center, were also distributed.
The proposed constitutional amendments and referendum to be voted on at the 2010 election were presented and explained, which included-
The political platforms of all the Senatorial Candidates: Charlie Crist, Kendrick Meek and Marco Rubio, and the gubernatorial candidates: Alex Sink and Rick Scott were also presented. The presentation focused on the candidates' political background and stand on the subjects of economy, health care reform, social security, immigration, gay marriage, abortion, and environment.
The proposed constitutional amendments and referendum to be voted on at the 2010 election were presented and explained, which included-
* Repeal of public
campaign financing requirement which would end taxpayer
financing of political
campaigns, if passed, or will
continue
public financing requirement set 13 years
ago.
* Proposed
amendment requiring
the Legislature to
provide additional homestead property tax for members of the
military based upon
the number of days in the previous calendar year that the
person was deployed.
* Adoption
and amendment of local government comprehensive land use
plan.
*
Congressional and legislatlve redistricting;
* Revision
of the class size requirements for public schools;
*
Non-binding referendum that
asks whether voters support a constitutional requirement
that the federal government balance
its budget.
The political platforms of all the Senatorial Candidates: Charlie Crist, Kendrick Meek and Marco Rubio, and the gubernatorial candidates: Alex Sink and Rick Scott were also presented. The presentation focused on the candidates' political background and stand on the subjects of economy, health care reform, social security, immigration, gay marriage, abortion, and environment.
The Asian American
Federation of Florida is made up of organizations whose mission
is to promote and enhance the appreciation of the ancestral
legacy of Asian Americans in Florida. The Federation serves as
an educational and cultural resource for Florida's ethnic Asian
communities and provides a forum for discussing issues of common
interest to Asian Americans,
Its president, Dr. Joy Bruce, clarified and
emphasized during the forum that "the Asian American Federation
of Florida is strictly non-partisan and, as a 501(c)(3)
organization, cannot and does not endorse any political party or
political candidate. It only serves to educate."
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