America elects Gay Asian but UK representation is still poor
Alex Wan has recently become the first openly gay and Asian-American man elected to the Atlanta City Council.
Alex Wan has recently become the first openly gay and Asian-American man elected to the Atlanta City Council.
London Citizens recently renamed Citizens UK continues to grow and expand its membership base which has Chinese organisations such as Min Quan and Chinese Information and Advice Centre as members.
The Membership Secretary of the Chinese Liberal Democrats, Philip Ling has been selected as the Parliamentary Candidate for the next General Election for the area of Bromsgrove in North Worcestershire.
At a symposium jointly organised by Chinese in Britain Forum and the London School of Economics, Philip Ling, Liberal Democrat Parliamentary spokesman for Bromsgrove had the chance to share with the audience his experience as a 2nd generation British Chinese.
The China News Agency has named 2009 as "1 AD", YEAR ONE in the history of Chinese Politics in the UK. The Chinese Liberal Democrats have been proud to have been part of this, supporting and working with other organisations to make a difference for the community.
A reception at the House of Commons saw the launch of the Operation Black Vote Mentoring scheme for black and ethnic minority female councillors. Amongst them is Claire Hoang, the only candidate of Chinese ethnicity to be selected for the shadowing scheme. There were more than a dozen aspiring BME women present who are all keen to stand as Liberal Democrat councillors.