Asian American leaders celebrate ahead of inauguration

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Updated January 20, 2009 22:11:38

Asian American leaders and activists are in Washington this week to toast their own successes in last November's election. A nationwide grassroots coalition helped turn out thousands of Asian American voters in 14 battleground states and they showed that the Asian vote has political clout. They're now pushing for issues affecting Asian Americans, including immigration and health care, onto the policy agenda.

Presenter: Joanna McCarthy in Washington
Speaker: Chris Lu, Barack Obama's cabinet secretary designate

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