Sorry for blogging so much about the election, but we are in the last few weeks until November 4th… This morning, the 2008 National Asian American Survey (NAAS) was released by researchers from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley); University of California, Riverside (UC Riverside); and University of Southern California (USC) which surveyed Asian American voters:
The survey conducted over 4,394 telephone interviews of adult Asian Americans during August 18 – September 26, 2008, including 1,195 Chinese, 925 Asian Indian, 678 Vietnamese, 493 Korean, 493 Japanese, 486 Filipino, and 129 “Other Asian.” The survey was conducted in 8 different languages for 43% of the non-English interviews : (Vietnamese, Korean, Mandarin, Cantonese, Tagalog, Japanese, Hindi)
I have always found that Vietnamese Americans are more Republican than any other Asian American ethnic group very interesting. I guess it is to be expected considering many Vietnamese Americans left due to the Communist regime. But there are plenty of Chinese Americans who group up under Communism or fled Communism from China to Taiwan or directly to the United States. Too bad that the survey didn’t breakdown to Taiwanese Americans as well!
I find it really surprising that, especially if you consider my parents’ generation and recent immigrants, that support for decided Asian Americans, the gap between Obama and McCain are so high, especially considering that Obama is half-African American. (I would think that racial factors for older and more culturally conservatives might come into play… something I have discussed with my mother.)
As a Democrat, I find it reassuring that Asian Americans 2:1 are registered as Democrats as they are Republican. But this shouldn’t be that much of a surprise – since the greatest number of Asian Americans reside in “blue” states, like California and New York.
Unfortunately, as I had blogged about earlier today, the state of Asian American civic involvement is still pathetically low when it comes to getting involved or even voting (remember, young Asian Americans (between the ages of 18 to 25) are the least likely to vote of any ethnic group in the United States.)
4 Comments to “New survey: Asian Americans could play key role in outcome of presidential”
Nguyen wrote:
Any advice for speaking with older Vietnamese Republicans who still vote that way because of their understanding that the Republican party is anti-Communist? I had an older Vietnamese man explain that Biden had voted against letting Vietnamese immigrants in…
Posted on 06-Oct-08 at 9:33 pm | Permalink
Ken wrote:
To all Asian Americans:
Please do not vote for John McCain. He is a racist and still uses the term “gook.”
Think about this, he’s 72 – he was born in 30’s which means he grew up when it was still ok to be racist. He grew up calling Asian Americans these names and viewing them as lesser citizens.
If you don’t like Obama, that’s fine – then just don’t vote. Just don’t vote for McCain. He will hurt Asian Americans and continue to undermine them.
-Ken
Posted on 07-Oct-08 at 3:09 pm | Permalink
8Asians.com » Vietnamese Americans for Barack Obama Rally in San Jose, CA on Saturday 10/25: An Asian American/Asian Canadian Blog wrote:
[...] be interesting to see how many people, especially Vietnamese Americans, show up. As I had blogged earlier, most Vietnamese Americans who are registered, are registered Republicans. San Jose has one of the largest Vietnamese [...]
Posted on 20-Oct-08 at 2:18 pm | Permalink
8Asians.com » John McCain enjoys wide support in Vietnamese communities: An Asian American/Asian Canadian Blog wrote:
[...] I have blogged before, the Vietnamese and Vietnamese Americans favor Senator John McCain for President, while most other Asian American ethnicities prefer Senator [...]
Posted on 25-Oct-08 at 11:36 am | Permalink
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