Dear readers,
Thank you for visiting our A Too, Inc. website. As the 2024 Election Day (November 5) is less than 24 hours away, I want to make a last-minute push to encourage you, your family members and your friends to vote. If you do not mind, please forward this website address (www.atooinc.org) to people you know.
Six years ago, my brother Gabe and I established the non-profit organization A Too, Inc. (“Asians Vote, Too”) to encourage citizens, especially those of Asian descent, to vote. Gabe did an excellent job explaining why we should vote. Please listen to his speech below.
Recognizing how important it is to vote, although I am currently out of the country, I made a special arrangement to have a friend of mine who is visiting to bring me my absentee ballot. I am proud to say that I have voted and my ballot is on its way to the US through the Royal Mail.
I hope you will make an effort to vote, too. Every vote counts!
Blessings,
Michael
亲爱的读者，
感谢您访问我们“亚裔也投票”(A Too,Inc.) 的网站。距离2024年选举日(11月5日)还有不到24小时，我想在最后一刻推动鼓励您,您的朋友和您的家人投票。如果您不介意的话,请将本网站地址 (www.atooinc.org) 转发给您认识的人。
六年前,我和我哥哥骏曦(Gabe)成立了非营利机构“亚裔也投票”(A Too, Inc.），以鼓励公民，特别是亚裔公民投票。骏曦出色地解释了我们为什么应该投票。下面请听他的演讲录音。
认识到投票的重要性，尽管我目前不在国内，但我做了一个特别安排，让我的一位来访的朋友给我带来我的缺席选票。我可以很自豪地说我已经投票了，我的选票正在通过皇家邮政寄往美国。
我也希望您能努力投票。每一张选票都很重要!
祝福，
筵曦
A Too, Inc
Let's Get Out and Vote!
Mission Statement
- introduce youth to politics and the political process;
- cultivate political awareness in young children and teenagers, especially youth of Asian descent;
- give youth different perspectives on politics; and
- promote voter education and inspire citizens to fulfill their civic duties to vote.
About
A Too, Inc. is a non-profit organization incorporated under the laws of the State of New York. Co-founders, Gabriel and Michael Chan, are two civic-minded teenagers aspired to promote voter turnout, especially among Asian Americans.
Researchers have repeatedly shown that family environment plays a crucial role in each child’s development. Asian parents tend to emphasize on academic potentials but seldom spend time discussing social issues with their children. As such, youth of Asian descent flock to career paths such as doctors, engineers, and computer programmers. However, only a handful of them study political science, and even a smaller percentage hold offices in the government. Predictably, voter turnout rates of Asian Americans are the lowest among different ethnic groups. To remedy this situation, Gabe and Michael co-founded A Too to inspire citizens of Asian descent to participate in the political process, by fostering awareness and interests in politics, especially among children and teenagers, through web-based educational resources and partnership with community-based organizations.
If you are interested in joining our team of volunteers, please email us at atooinc3@gmail.com.