What is expected of an AAEO? That is what our community needs to discuss and reach a consensus in order to achieve the kind of political cohesion necessary to win our basic rights like equal opportunity at work and to be appointed Federal judges. Here is my personal view.

What America Expects Of Its Elected Officials

Elected officials are expected to primarily serve those who live in their respective election districts. Hence AsAms living outside of an AAEO's district should NOT expect help from him/her. The life of any AAEO is tough enough. Don't make their lives even tougher. Let them focus on doing a good job for constituents in their own political district. That will still indirectly serve our long term interests.

Two Big Exceptions!

I) Those AAEOs who have raised campaign funds primarily from AsAms living within and without their election districts while emphasizing their Asian ethnic origin, have the obligation to share the concerns of all AsAms.
II) Those AAEOs who endorsed presidential candidates by becoming members of "Asian Ams for XXX" therefore playing up their ethnic connection have the obligation to persuade the endorsed presidential candidate to promote the rightful aspirations of AsAms.

Asian Americans Deserve these basic rights

AsAms deserve
1) to enjoy equal opportunity in workplaces by the enforcement of Exec. Order 11246 that is enforced for all Ams. except us, and
2) to have many more AsAm Federal judges -- currently only 0.6 % while the % of our population and lawyers is about 4.5%.

80-20 has asked all presidential candidates to give us those two promises.
See http://www.8020initiative.net/news/preselect2008.asp .