Asian American Action Fund
{{Short description|U.S. nonprofit organization}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2014}}
{{Infobox organization
| name = Asian American Action Fund
| logo = File:AAAFund logo.jpg
| headquarters = Washington, D.C.
| location = 707 H St NW Ste 200, Washington, DC 20001
| num_staff = 1
| num_volunteers = 100+
| purpose = Asian American political participation
| status = Political action committee
| main_organ = board of directors
| formation = {{start date and age|1999}}
| website = {{Official website|http://www.aaafund.org/|name=AAAFund.org}}
| affiliations = Hyphen Magazine, CAPAC, Angry Asian Man, 18 Million Rising, APIAVote, NCAPA, AALDEF, Ready PAC, WHAAPI, ASPIRE PAC
}}
The Asian American Action Fund (AAAFund) is an American Democratic political action committee founded in 1999. AAAFund's goal is to increase the voice of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) in every level of local, state and federal government in the United States. Specifically, AAAFund addresses the under-representation of AAPIs by organizing campaign volunteers, campaign contributions, technical support, and logistics for both endorsed and un-endorsed candidates running for political office. AAAFund has regional chapters in Northern California, Chicago, Northern Virginia/Maryland/District of Columbia, Southern Ohio, Georgia, and New York City as well as a young professional chapter.
AAAFund receives financial support from foundations, corporations, individuals, and fundraisers. AAAF receives no government funds.{{Official website|http://www.aaafund.org/|name=AAAFund.org}}
History
{{Progressivism sidebar}}In October 2007, AAAF Board members Gautam Dutta and Caroline Fan started its blog.
On May 31, 2008, the DNC awarded the AAAF blog team press credentials, one of only two Asian-American blogs, along with Sepia Mutiny, to receive them.{{cite web|url=http://www.aaa-fund.com/index.php?p=364|title=Our Blog Gets DNC Cred|date=May 31, 2008|accessdate=April 19, 2010|publisher=Asian American Action Fund|format=Blog|location=Washington, DC|first=Guatam|last=Dutta}}
On June 10, 2008, Kelly Hu was the emcee of the AAAF's annual fundraiser.{{cite web|url=http://www.aaa-fund.com/index.php?p=415|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120720184758/http://www.aaa-fund.com/index.php?p=415|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 20, 2012|title=AAAF Makes Politico!|date=June 10, 2008|accessdate=April 19, 2010|publisher=Asian American Action Fund|format=Blog|location=Washington, DC}}{{cite web|url=
http://www.politico.com/blogs/anneschroeder/0608/Random_assortment_of_stuff.html|title=Random assortment of stuff|date=June 11, 2008|accessdate=April 19, 2010|publisher=Politico|format=Blog|location=Washington, DC|first=Anne|last=Schroeder Mullins}}{{cite web|url=
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iauYBrIR1E |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/0iauYBrIR1E |archive-date=2021-12-15 |url-status=live|title=Kelly Hu for Asian American Action Fund 2008|date=June 17, 2008|accessdate=April 19, 2010|publisher=Asian American Action Fund|format=Video|location=Washington, DC}}{{cbignore}}
On August 8, 2008, the Library of Congress recognized the AAAF Blog as an "outstanding" source of information on the internet during the 2008 Presidential election{{cite web|url=http://www.aaa-fund.org/press/2008aug26.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720235350/http://www.aaa-fund.org/press/2008aug26.php |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 20, 2011 |title=AAAF Blog Honored by L.O.C. |date=August 26, 2008 |accessdate=May 26, 2010 |publisher=Asian American Action Fund |format=Blog |location=Washington, DC }} and added the AAAF Blog to its Election 2008 Web Archive Collection.{{cite web|url=http://aaa-fund.com/ |title=Web Archive Resource Page (Library of Congress Web Archives) |date=May 26, 2010 |accessdate=May 26, 2010 |publisher=Library of Congress |format=Web Archive |location=Washington, DC |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100806081246/http://www.aaa-fund.com/ |archivedate=August 6, 2010 }}
On May 5, 2010, the AAAF and Hyphen Magazine announced a cross-posting partnership.{{cite web|url=http://www.aaa-fund.com/index.php?p=4828|archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20120905180241/http://www.aaa-fund.com/index.php?p=4828|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 5, 2012|title=AAAF Blog and Hyphen Magazine Collaborate|date=May 5, 2010|accessdate=May 26, 2010|publisher=Asian American Action Fund|format=Blog|location=Washington, DC|first=Richard|last=Chen}}
On November 17, 2011, the Philadelphia chapter held its inaugural event.{{cite web|url=http://www.aaa-fund.com/2011/11/03/upcoming-event-1117-care-about-the-future-of-asian-politics/ |title=Upcoming Event 11/17: Care About the Future of Asian American Politics? |date=November 3, 2011 |accessdate=November 16, 2011 |publisher=Asian American Action Fund |format=Blog |location=Washington, DC |first=Liz |last=Wu |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120423083931/http://www.aaa-fund.com/2011/11/03/upcoming-event-1117-care-about-the-future-of-asian-politics/ |archivedate=April 23, 2012 }}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.aaafund.org/}}
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Category:1999 establishments in Washington, D.C.
Category:United States political action committees
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Category:Progressive organizations in the United States
Category:Asian-American organizations
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