By Byron Tau, Politico
April 7, 2014

Republicans are hoping that a bitter education fight in California will convince Asian Americans to give the party another chance.

In California last month, a vocal segment of the state’s Asian community made a rare showing of political strength, teaming with conservative activists to block a proposed constitutional amendment that would bring affirmative action back to public universities…

“It showed in a very short period of time how this issue could galvanize this community,” said Young Kim, a Korean-American state assembly candidate. “This has proven that when there is an issue, they can be a force to be reckoned with.”

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