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By Colin Mo <\/strong><\/p>\n

As the nation waits for President Obama to send the Senate a list of nominees for the Supreme Court, Asian-American interest groups and organizations around the country want the President of the United States to know one thing: In the interest of diversity, they wish to see him include Asian-Americans in that list.<\/p>\n

\u201cThrowing in one or two Asian names could be a very nice gesture and a profound statement from the President,\u201d said C.W. Chan, Chair of the Coalition for a Better Chinese American Community<\/a>. \u201cI certainly hope that the president would consider doing just that.\u201d
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“It would be wonderful to see an Asian American appointee to the Supreme Court. It’s our hope that our nation’s highest court will continue to evolve in its service to the people,” said Bernarda Wong, President and CEO of the Chinese American Service League<\/a>. “Asian Americans are the fastest growing minority group in the United States, and the appointment of an Asian American Supreme Court justice would reflect the essential role we play in American life.”<\/p>\n

In its statement offering condolences to Justice Antonin Scalia\u2019s family after his passing, Asian Americans Advancing Justice<\/a> also stated: \u201cWe strongly encourage the President to nominate an Asian American. Such a nomination would be historic as no Asian American has ever served on the U.S. Supreme Court, and it would build on President Obama\u2019s strong record of nominating Asian Americans to serve on federal district and appeals courts.<\/p>\n

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Viet D. Dinh, who was considered for the Supreme Court by the Bush administration. (Gage Skidmore\/Flickr<\/a>)<\/div>\n

No Asian, Pacific Islander or Native American has ever sat on the Supreme Court. The first Asian-American to be considered publicly for nomination to the Supreme Court was Viet D. Dinh, of Vietnamese descent, during George W. Bush\u2019s administration.<\/p>\n

However, none of the Asian American groups offered a short-list of nominees they wish to see President Obama nominate.<\/p>\n

Samuel Tang, a pastor for a Chinese church group, may have an explanation: \u201cHe probably does not think [the nomination] will pass.\u201d<\/p>\n

Photo at top: Justice Scalia\u2019s Bench Chair Is Draped in Black at the Supreme Court. (Franz Jantzen\/Collection of the Supreme Court)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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