The Republican National Committee (RNC) released a new video-series entitled “Heaven on Earth” In honor of APA Heritage Month, the RNC is highlighting APA voices of those working at the RNC. The series features their personal stories and why they are proud to be Republicans.
WATCH “HEAVEN ON EARTH” SERIES HERE:
“During Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, we honor the history, culture, and sacrifices of all Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. I am proud of APA Republicans like Representatives Michelle Steel, Young Kim, Amata Radewagen, and many more at all levels of government who represent their communities with pride. We welcome you to get involved at the RNC’s APA Community Centers and look forward to working alongside you to protect your vote, support law enforcement, and put our families first.” – RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel
“It’s very amazing to see the RNC has made a multimillion dollar investment in these communities especially by creating these community centers, by going into the communities where we might not have been before, we may have, but we are here way earlier. We are seeing this all across the country and it’s very encouraging that the APA community is finally taking a stand and saying, ‘hey we’ve got to turn out, because we’ve got a voice in this, and our voice really matters.” – John P. Jose, RNC Director of APA Engagement
“I was fortunate enough to be adopted by an American family who has given me everything I could have dreamed for and everything that my biological family could have ever dreamed for me. Always knowing the juxtaposition from what I could have had [in China], which was probably a pretty desolate and dire life to being here, I don’t think I would have found myself in higher education or being able to work in politics if I had stayed there, that’s not even a remote possibility. The Republican Party was certainly one that I found my home in." – Heather McGuire, RNC Associate Counsel
“My mother grew up in what a lot of people today would consider poverty in Hawaii. That’s something that I don’t think a lot of people think of when they think of Hawaii, they think of beautiful beaches but they don’t often think of the people that live there. For me, hearing the story of her growing up in that and then going to school being encouraged by my grandfather to go to school away from home so she could get the best education possible and to become the president of her medical school’s class – you could say that this is the American dream in and of itself right there." – Nainoa Johsens, RNC Director of APA Media
“As a first generation Indian-American born here, my parents came over in the mid '90s and my dad started cleaning cigarette butts off of gas station floors and my mom worked on bussing tables. They used to work seventeen hour days, seven day shifts but they knew that with hard work and perseverance the American dream was within reach and a prosperous future was secured for them and their children.” – Finley Varughese, RNC Regional Political Coordinator
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