Asian American Vote

Courting Asian Voters

Heath Brown | Posted 05.21.2012

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Heath Brown

The number of Asians in the country is on the rise. Will this group of voters be courted by candidates to the same extent as other constituencies?

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Kamala Harris & Asian Americans

Gautam Dutta | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Campaign Donations, Mixed Race, South Asian, Asian American Voters, Kamala Harris, California Attorney General, Asian Americans, South Asian Americans, Racial Identity, Barack Obama Racial Identity, Asian-American Vote, Barack Obama, Mixed Ethnicity, Politics News
Gautam Dutta

Harris is certainly the first African American woman to become a District Attorney in California. But she's also the first Asian American to accomplish that impressive feat.

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Time Running Out For Filipino Veterans

Jonah Lalas | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jonah Lalas

Many thousands of Filipinos answered Roosevelt's call to join the U.S. forces fighting Japan in the Philippines, but had been denied the benefits they were promised until last month.

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A Victory for the Asian-American Community

Jonah Lalas | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jonah Lalas

The Filipino veterans have received their due, but Asian workers have not. It is up Asian activists to continue to educate and politicize our youth.

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Asian Immigration: A Family Affair, A Chicago Perspective

Esther J. Cepeda | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Immigration Reform, Asian American Immigration, Asian American Voters, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Asian Americans, Barack Obama Asians, Asian-American Vote, Obama Immigration Reform, Immigration Debate, Immigration Policy, Chicago News
Esther J. Cepeda

To look at the news coverage, the 'broken immigration system' is about Latinos and their extended families, as if every single one of the "12 million" illegal immigrants in the U.S. came from Tijuana.

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The Passage of Prop 8: Do The Math

Disgrasian | Posted 05.25.2011

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Disgrasian

The shame that we feel today over Prop 8 is only directed at our collective failure, which we need to figure out how to rectify. All of us. Together.

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Sign O' the Times

Disgrasian | Posted 05.25.2011

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Disgrasian

I really don't care who people vote for. Okay, maybe I care a little, but what I'm mostly concerned with is that people care about who they themselves are voting for.

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The Asian-American Minority Swing Vote

Natasha Chen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: SB Woo, Asian American, Sharon Chen, 80-20, Superdelegate, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Cause, Bel Leong-Hong, Super Tuesday California, California Delegates, Asian American Vote, Clinton Asian Vote, Minority Voting, Minority Vote, Home News
Natasha Chen

Hispanics and African Americans dominate debate of the minority vote. But Asian and Pacific Islanders, who comprise the third largest ethnic minority, could prove the decisive swing group come November.

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