As I'm sure you know, at-large city councilor Sam Yoon is running for mayor of Boston. Last week, he contributed a post to Daily Kos outlining why he's running, and why he needs your help. Basically, sixteen years is a long time for anyone to be mayor, and business-as-usual politics in Boston has got to end: Beating Machine Politics in Boston.
He's got a hell of a challenge ahead of him, lagging in funding behind incumbent Mayor Thomas M. Menino and fellow Councilor at Large Michael F. Flaherty Jr., but his passion and obvious drive to bring change to Boston is inspiring activists and supporters across the board: Yoon ushers in new wave of volunteers.
Still, he has his share of detractors and critics, and bullshit illustrations like the one accompanying this article certainly don't help. The article questions whether or not Yoon possesses the support he claims to have within Boston's Asian American community. What any of that has to do with a goddamn Chinese food takeout box, I have no idea.
I have to echo this post over at Asian Pacific Americans for Progress, which asks, "How, in this day and age, is it acceptable to represent an entire community with a takeout box and chopsticks?" Damn right. That's racist!
Anyway, if you're in Boston, and want to learn more about Sam Yoon and his run for mayor, visit his campaign website here. And like I said, Yoon's campaign is seriously behind in funding. If you'd like to make a financial contribution, click here.