WATCH THE RECORDING OF THE FORUM
CACF is leading a collaborative with 39 Asian American community based organizations that hosted the Asian American Community Mayoral Candidates Forum on Tuesday, May 4, 2021 at 5:15 PM. PIX 11 was the official media sponsor.
The following candidates were in attendance: Eric Adams, Art Chang, Shaun Donovan, Kathryn Garcia, Ray McGuire, Dianne Morales, Maya Wiley, and Andrew Yang. Participants were part of one of two 50 minute panels to answer questions prepared by the collaborative around issues related to pandemic recovery and social inequities that bookended a presentation on ranked choice voting by Sandra Choi from the MinKwon Center of Community Action and APA VOICE. Award-winning journalist and PIX 11 reporter Shirley Chan moderated. Over 8,000 viewers were reached. This event was streamed simultaneously on PIX 11 and aired on Queens Public Television later in the evening. The forum was simultaneously interpreted into Bengali, Cantonese, Korean, and Mandarin. A recording of the forum will be released in Nepali, Pashto, and Punjabi following the event.
The candidates were requested to complete an open-ended survey to reflect their campaign stances. The questions were developed by CACF in collaboration with Asian American community leaders from our coalition. Their answers were copied verbatim. Responses were translated into Bengali, Korean and Chinese (Simplified and Traditional). Learn more about the views of those candidates who completed the survey HERE.
Many Thanks to our Host Organizations
Academy of Medical & Public Health Services, Inc. | Adhikaar | Apex for Youth | Arab-American Family Support Center, Inc | Asian American / Asian Research Institute - CUNY | Asian American Arts Alliance | Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund | Asian Americans For Equality | Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA) NY| Chhaya CDC | Chinatown YMCA | Chinese Progressive Association | Chinese-American Planning Council (CPC) | CMP | Coalition of Asian Pacific Americans (CAPA) | Community Inclusion & Development Alliance (CIDA) | Damayan Migrant Workers Association | GAPIMNY—Empowering Queer & Trans Asian Pacific Islanders | Homecrest Community Services Inc. | Immigrant Social Services, Inc. | India Home | Japanese American Association of NY | Japanese American Social Services, Inc. | Korean American Family Service Center (KAFSC) | Korean Community Services of Metropolitan NY (KCS) | Mekong NYC | MinKwon Center for Community Action | NAPAWF |National Federation of Filipino American Associations - NY Chapter (NaFFAA-NY) | OCA-NY | Pilipino American Unity for Progress - NY Chapter (UniPro-NY) | Sakhi for South Asian Women | Sapna NYC | South Asian Council for Social Services (SACSS) | South Asian Youth Action (SAYA) | United Chinese Association of Brooklyn | UNITED SIKHS | Women for Afghan Women | YMCA of Greater New York
