KAYA Member Survey

(Don't worry, this survey should take you no more than 10 minutes to complete.)

Filipinos for Obama (FFO) was created during the 2008 presidential campaign to help ensure that Filipino Americans had a voice in the political process. To build upon the accomplishments of FFO, KAYA:Filipino Americans for Progress was initiated to mobilize the Filipino American community and build partnerships to increase our electoral power, advocate policies that affect our community, and develop leaders to represent us at every level of government.

The purpose of this survey is to learn about your past experiences with FFO and current interests in working with our grassroots organization (KAYA) on issues important to our community. We hope to better understand how to work most effectively and efficiently with you to address the needs of Filipino Americans.

All survey responses will be completely confidential. However, we welcome your personal contact information (such as your email address), if you choose to share it with us, so that we can communicate with you in the future about KAYA. All survey responses will be reported in aggregate (as a whole) and no individual responses will be shared. We are only interested in your experiences and thoughts about FFO/KAYA. There are no right or wrong answers. Just answer each item quickly and honestly.

Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts!

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1. How did you first hear about FFO/KAYA? *

Filipinos for Obama 2008 Presidential Campaign

Policy

To help us address the most significant policy issues to Filipino Americans, please mark how important the following issues are to you.

3. Health e.g., health care reform, increasing affordability and access to quality health care

	1	2	3	4
Not Important					Very Important

4. Immigration e.g., comprehensive immigration reform, Filipino WWII Veterans, family reunification

	1	2	3	4
Not Important					Very Important

5. Education e.g., No Child Left Behind Act reform, Higher Education access and issues

	1	2	3	4
Not Important					Very Important

6. Civil Rights e.g., voting rights, hate crimes

	1	2	3	4
Not Important					Very Important

7. Economic Justice e.g., Employee Free Choice Act, housing, economic recovery

	1	2	3	4
Not Important					Very Important

Understanding Policy Issues

To understand how well-informed our community is about various policy areas, indicate how knowledgeable you are about the following (based on your personal and/or professional experiences):

8. Health Care

	1	2	3
Not at all knowledgeable				Very knowledgeable

9. Immigration

	1	2	3
Not at all knowledgeable				Very knowledgeable

10. Education

	1	2	3
Not at all knowledgeable				Very knowledgeable

11. Civil Rights

	1	2	3
Not at all knowledgeable				Very knowledgeable

12. Economic Recovery

	1	2	3
Not at all knowledgeable				Very knowledgeable

13. What is the BEST way to inform Filipino Americans in your community about policy issues? Choose only one

Member Participation

14. Are you interested in participating in Kaya? *

Yes (if Yes, please complete the fields below so that we can update you about future KAYA events and news)
No (if No, skip to question #19)

First Name

Last Name

Email address

15. There are several upcoming activities in which you can be involved with KAYA. Check all activities below that interest you and we will contact you with further information. Select all that apply

2010 Census outreach
Local jurisdiction elections
Statewide elections
Political appointees (e.g., Filipinos in the Administration, White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, political appointments such as Harold Koh controversy for the Department of Justice)
WWII Veterans (e.g., direct service opportunities, Equity campaign)
Other:

16. There are specific areas within KAYA in which you can contribute your time and expertise. As a grassroots organization, these resources are extremely valuable to ensure that we achieve the goals important to the Filipino American community. Check all the areas below that you would like to learn more about to become actively involved! Select all that apply

17. What language(s) do you speak fluently? Check all that apply

Tagalog
Other Filipino language
Other:

18. What language(s) can you write in proficiently? Check all that apply

Tagalog
Other Filipino language
Other:

Demographic Information

The questions that follow will help us understand the general background of those who completed this survey. This information will be kept completely anonymous.

19. Which region BEST describes where you currently live?

20. What is your gender?

21. What is your age range?

Share Your Feedback

24. There were various ways that members of our community were involved with or aware of FFO during the 2008 presidential campaign. To help us better understand the diversity in these experiences, we’d like to hear about ONE way in which you actively participated in an FFO-related event and/or learned about the current political issues from FFO. How did this experience influence you?

25. If you have any comments/questions that you’d like to share with KAYA, please let us know below.

Thank you for your time!