Digging to China

Impact of Asian American Voters/On Patrol in the Virtual World

Segment 1: Impact of the Asian American Vote
The presidential campaign is in full swing. Ethnic minorities represent an increasingly powerful voting bloc that will help decide which presidential candidate, Sen. Barack Obama or Sen. John McCain, wins the 2008 general election. Feb. 5 Super Tuesday exit polls showed that 75% of Asian Americans voted for Hillary Clinton over Barack Obama, The results from the Hawai‘i Democratic caucuses indicated that Sen. Obama won with 76 percent. The Asian vote has became a hot topic of discussion. How much can the Asian American vote help to swing a close election?

Guest: Naomi Tacuyan, Deputy Director of APIAVote

Segment 2: Patrolling the Virtual World

Most of us use computers these days. We use computers for everything from banking and investing to shopping and communicating with others through email or chat programs. Even though you may not consider your communications top secret, you probably do not want strangers reading your email or examining personal information stored on your computer, or using your computer to attack other systems or send forged email. With more and more electronic based gadgets people find it more and more difficult to live their lives without computers. At times, the virtual world seems to dwarf the real world. Is there a sheriff in this virtual world?

Guest: Larry Greenblatt, Lead Instructor of Internetwork Defense