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GOP Involvement 1987




GOP Involvement in 1987


In 1987, Esther's top priorities were to develop the newly founded TARC as rapidly as possible and encourage TARC members to become involved not only at local and state levels but also at national level.  She was helping the National Republican Asian Assembly’s (NRAA) inaugural conference held in Arlington, VA from June 14 and 15, 1987. (file:ProgramNRAAcover87) She was a member of the Banquet Committee (file:ProgramNRAA87) and tried to invite Asian American Texans to attend and even arranged meetings with GOP presidential candidates and Republican National Committee (RNC) staff for them. (file:xtoRNCforfellowTXAsianGOP270487 and xtoAATx300487) She looked for opportunities for Asian American Texans for political appointments at both state and national levels. Since she believed in local/grassroots politics her priority was to build a strong TARC in Texas.

This was the first year of the Texas Asian American Caucus (TARC) with new officers elected on December 27, 1986. Unfortunately, this newly formed group did not grow under the first chairman as expected. Thus, there is very limited information about TARC for 1987. By the end of 1987, new officers were elected. Dr. Esther Lee was elected as the chair and Dr. Y. T. Huang of Dallas as the co-chair.  Following the election, Dr. Lee sent out a memo to Executive Committee members and Chapter chairmen on November 24, 1987 to outline the goals and tasks for the upcoming Presidential election in 1988, including a directive to revitalize all local chapters. In Esther’s memo of December 13, 1987, she recommitted to reactivate TARC and lead it back to the right direction/track after a year of zero accomplishment under the previous chairperson.
 
Meanwhile, Esther was appointed to serve on the Congressional Commission for the Study of International Migration and Cooperative Economic Development. A separate file/section contains the details of Esther’s appointment and service from 1987-1990. This subcabinet level of appointment required frequent travelling to meet heads of state of foreign nations and American cities for public hearings.

News

Dr. Esther S. Lee (Yao). a Republican activist but longtime Houston Mayor Kathy Whitmire’s supporter.
Those who helped organize the coalition said that mayoral candidate James Hofheinz's supporters were better organized and that James Hofheinz himself reached out to Asian Americans very early in his campaign.
However, Lee/Yao said, Whitmire's support among Asian-Americans runs deep, especially among those involved in politics for many years. (from July 1987 Ameri-Asia News)
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  • Home
    • Welcome
    • Esther S. Lee, Ph.D.
    • About Us
    • Join US
    • Challenges to you
    • contact us
  • News
  • Resource
    • Guided reading
    • Birth of FNPL 1993
    • Dr. Esther Lee's Profile >
      • Dr. Esther Lee's Career Development
      • Why Did Dr. Lee Get Politically Involved?
      • Esther Lee's Family Life
      • Plaques and Certificates
      • Family members’ write-ups about Esther
    • Non-Political Community Services 1972-1984
    • ​Dr. Lee's Tenure at University of Houston/Clear Lake (1975-1992)
    • Role of Organization of Chinese Americans (OCA) and OCAW 1978-1984 >
      • OCA NonGOP
    • GOP (Republican) Involvement 1982-1992 >
      • GOP Involvement 1980
      • GOP Involvement 1981
      • GOP Involvement 1982
      • GOP Involvement 1983
      • GOP Involvement 1984
      • GOP Involvement 1985
      • GOP Involvement 1986
      • GOP Involvement 1987
      • GOP Involvement 1988
      • GOP Involvement 1989
      • GOP 1990/1991 ​Full-Time Political Appointments
      • GOP Involvement 1992
      • Beyond 1993
    • Birth of Texas Asian Republican Caucus (TARC) 1985-
    • Congressional Commission on Immigration 1987-1990
    • Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles in 1990
    • US Department of Education in 1990-1991
    • Dr. Lee's ​Congressional Campaign Launched in 1991
    • Dr. Lee's Congressional Campaign 1992
    • Role in the Bush/Quayle Campaign 1992
    • America China Chamber of Commerce 1993
    • Portion of Esther Lee's Writings
    • Dr. Lee’s recorded speech engagements since 1995-
  • My Story in America
  • Podcast
  • Activities
    • Supporters writing