Asian American Voters

Marriage Equality: A Cup Half Full

Gautam Dutta | Posted 11.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Latinos, African-American Voters, California Gay Marriage, Asian American Voters, California, Latino Voters, Prop 8, No on Prop 8, Asian Americans, African Americans, Gay Marriage, Civil Rights, White Voters, Marriage Equality, Politics News
Gautam Dutta

Marriage should be sacred, not a political prop. We need to put another initiative on the ballot -- this time to undo Prop 8.

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NC Candidate for Governor Trashes Immigrant Voting Bloc

Angela Kelley | Posted 10.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Latinos, Asian American Voters, Latino Vote, Latino Voters, Naturalization, Voter Registration, Asian Americans, Hate Speech, Immigration, Asian-American Vote, 2008 Election, North Carolina, Extremism, Politics News
Angela Kelley

Last week, North Carolina's candidate for governor, Pat McCrory, potentially isolated upwards of 83,000 New American voters in his state when his emai...

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Congressional Races Could Hinge On Immigrants: Report

Chicago Public Radio | Chip Mitchell | Posted 10.24.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Jim Oberweis, Chicago Congressional Races, Asian American Voters, Peter Roskam, Latino Voters, Jill Morgenthaler, Fred Tsao, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, Latino Immigrants Chicago, Voting, Chicago News

A report based on new voter-registration data predicts Latino immigrants will play a big role in Chicago-area Congressional races. An Illinois Coalit...

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Race, Gender and the Media in the 2008 Elections

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 10.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: Karl Rove, John McCain, Asian-American Voters, Latino Voters, Media Coverage of 2008 Election, Sexism, 2008 Election and Race, Racism, Joe Biden, Saraha Palin, Thurgood Marshall, Clarence Thomas, 2008 Election and Gender, Barack Obama, Politics News
Marcia G. Yerman

Like everyone else in America, I was waiting to see how the match up between Palin and Biden would transpire. Beyond the giddy atmosphere that was bu...

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Asian Americans May Nip The Vote

Disgrasian | Posted 10.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Communism, Mccain Gook, John McCain, Asian American Voters, Vietnam, Asian Americans, Gook, Barack Obama Asians, Big Government, Racial Slurs, Politics News
Disgrasian

"...two-thirds of Vietnamese Americans said they support Mr. McCain." What?

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Empower the Undecided: UDecide.org

Frances Moore Lappe | Posted 10.06.2008 | Media

Read More: Citizenship, 2008 Campaign, Politics, Barack Obama, Voting, John McCain, Asian American Voters, Undecided Voters, Latino Voters, 2008, Activism, Black Voters, Women Voters, Voters, Get Out the Vote, Presidential Debates, Media News
Frances Moore Lappe

We can use the web to reach Americans who don't live on the web. In these last weeks, it's something we can do wherever we are.

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The Sleeping Giant in American Politics

Deanna Lee | Posted 09.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Asian Americans, Politics, Barack Obama Asians, Leap, Asian American Voters, Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics, Asia Society, Politics News
Deanna Lee

While both candidates' websites have sections targeting Asian Americans, McCain's is a mere form to sign up for emails. Obama's is based on popular social networking sites -- with blogs, member directories, and links to embed the Obama '08 logo on your own Facebook profile.

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Why Latinos and Asian Americans Went for Hillary

Jeff Chang | Posted 02.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Latino Vote, Fabian Nunez, Asian Americans, Chinese American Democratic Club, John Chiang, Emergent Voters, Dolores Huerta, Insurgant Voters, Gavin Newsom, Asian American Voters, Latino Voters, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Barack Obama Latino Vote, Hillary Clinton Latino Voters, Barack Obama Asians, Obama Latino, California Latino Vote, S.B. Woo, Politics News
Jeff Chang

The reason Hillary won is because the Latino and Asian American votes remain emergent, not yet insurgent. Emergent voting blocs respond to leaders in their community.

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