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Tag Archives: voting
APIAVote: Taste of Democracy Briefing on AAPI Voter Data
During APEC 2023, the non-profit APIAVote was in town and had a briefing which I was able to attend. The focus of the briefing was the following: To understand AAPIs’ growing electoral power and become a part of the community … Continue reading
Posted in Local, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged APIAVote, San Francisco, voter apathy, voting
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C100 & Columbia University: The State of Chinese Americans
Recently, the Committee of 100 and Columbia University published a report on “The State of Chinese Americans”: “New York, NY (April 27, 2023) – Columbia University’s School of Social Work, one of the world’s leading research universities, and Committee of 100, … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, History, Observations, Politics
Tagged #StopAsianHate, chinese americans, demographics, income disparity, StopAAPIHate, voting
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Asian American Civic Involvement: A California Study
Although we have talked about Asian American voter apathy for years now, recent elections in places like Georgia are said to have swung based on increased Asian American voter turnout. Does that mean that Asian American civic involvement, which more … Continue reading
2022 Asian American Voter Survey (AAVS) Findings
Since I cover politics as my particular niche for 8Asians, I’m always interested when the latest Asian American Voter Survey comes out. Thus I was eager to see this years would say, as the latest survey was released recently. Here … Continue reading
Record Asian American Turnout in Early Analysis of 2020 Election
Source: TargetSmart One of the reasons why I’ve been involved in politics and civically engaged since 2004 and why I blog about such issues since 2007 in the Asian American community is because since 2007 is because I saw a … Continue reading
Medium: The Potential Power of Asian-American Voters in the 2020 Election
Image source: The potential power of Asian-American voters in the 2020 election When I saw this Medium article posted titled “The potential power of Asian-American voters in the 2020 election,” I was reminded of and learned some interesting and frustrating … Continue reading
Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj: ‘Don’t Ignore The Asian Vote In 2020’
Recently, comedian Hasan Minhaj did a terrific piece on his HBO show, ‘Patriot Act,’ highlighting the issue of not ignoring the Asian American vote in 202o: The Asian American population has grown large enough to swing elections, but it remains … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Yang, Cory Booker, Hasan Minhaj, HBO, Patriot Act, voting
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Asian American Voter Registration Not Matching Population Growth
When I saw the headline, Asian-American Voter Registration Not Matching Population Growth, I wasn’t surprised and of course disappointed. This is one reason why I am motivated to be active in politics – to make-up for my fellow Asian Americans. … Continue reading
Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote (APIA) Vote: Turn Out for What
From what I recall, I first heard about Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote (APIA) (“…a national nonpartisan organization that works with partners to mobilize Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in electoral and civic participation”) when I had attended the … Continue reading
Asian Americans non-voters: “Too Busy to Vote”
Despite Asian Americans complaining about being treated badly politically with bills like SCA5, they simply haven’t been turning out to vote. This analysis of Census Data from the Pew Research Center says that over time, Asian American turnout is about … Continue reading
Final Report on Post-election Survey of 2012 Asian American and Pacific Islanders Voters
A few months after the release of a preliminary report, the National Asian American Survey has released its final report on its 2012 post-election survey of Asian American and Pacific Islander voting. Some of the more interesting highlights: Although more … Continue reading
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Tagged APIAVote, Asian American Justice Center, National Asian American Survey, voting
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What Canadians can Teach American Conservatives about Getting Asian Votes
To reinforce ties with Asian Canadians, Canada’s conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper recently sent out Lunar New Year Greetings and celebrated the New Year with Chinese Canadians in Vancouver. Some Canadians suggest that American conservatives look at Harper as an … Continue reading
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Tagged Canada, Conservatives, political science, Politics, Stephen Harper, Toronto politics, voting
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