For those that haven’t noticed, South Asians for Kerry (SAKI) has a website up and running. Although I don’t know for sure what the “I” in the acronym stands for, I suspect it is placed there simply so that the organization’s name is a homonym of the glorious alcoholic beverage, Sake. Well done, I say.
In an effort to energize the South Asian presence in the political process South Asians for Kerry in 2004 (SAKI) was formed in March of 2003. SAKI is officially recognized by and works closely with the Kerry campaign with chapters in Boston, Washington D.C., New York, and the Bay Area.
SAKI is focused on driving fundraising, voter registration, and policy initiatives throughout the South Asian community.
What I found most interesting on the site was the one-page issues primer.
According to my friend in NYC who works closely with SAKI, there is also an article in the WSJ today titled, “In the U.S., Indians Gain Political Clout.” Unfortunately my poor ass can’t afford the WSJ so I can’t be more helpful.
Update: I now have a scan of the WSJ article. If I post it on here I may get sued by the WSJ. Email me at themadblogger@gmail.com if you REALLY REALLY want to read the article and can’t find a copy of the WSJ on your own.
As I understand it, the org’s name is SAKI2004, i.e. South Asians for Kerry in 2004. Stupid acronym? Yes. But possibly better than SAK or SAfK.
hmm, it could easily have stood for South Asians for Kerry-Edwards since sake is a perfectly acceptable spelling for saki.
But why an Indian political group should be represented by Japanese wine is another subject altogether.
Perhaps they’re big fans of the short stories of H.H. Munro?