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The Internment vote was rescinded, which for some is a big deal. Of course it does nothing to pay back additional sums for losses, etc. Yes imagine, houses, cars, possessions were all lost and taken by others… For 110,000 folks, you just can’t pay that back correctly – even for those who are still alive. Yet, this is righting a wrong even if it’s 70 years later. “In January 1942, the then-supervisors unanimously approved a resolution to urge President Franklin D. Roosevelt to proceed with the internment, saying it was difficult “if not impossible to distinguish between loyal and disloyal Japanese aliens.”” (LA Times – Rescinded)
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Asians… Always sneaky. Whether it’s doing some type of surprise attack, launching a missile or playing dumb, it carries over into voters. Yes Asian Americans might be the sneaky and stealth swing vote especially in some key swing vote states. It’s still a tiny margin, but add them up and it counts. (theAtlantic – Swing vote)
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Yes, it’s a popular vote. The Gotham Awards. It sounds great. There are some big movies like Attack the Block, and more indies like Surrogate Valentine. You can vote for five films. See all the films here and here’s the Surrogate Valentine link here. If not, don’t worry, you can see this film soon. You can pre order it on iTunes available November 1.
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