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t's election time again and the stakes are high as to who will be the nation's next president. And with all the political activity on the national and local level, the timing couldn't be better for the unveiling of two reports on the political preferences and emerging influence of Asian Pacific Americans (APAs).
It's election time again and the stakes are high as to who will be the nation's next president. And with all the political activity on the national and local level, the timing couldn't be better for the unveiling of two reports on the political preferences and emerging influence of Asian Pacific Americans (APAs).
Apparently, if we flex our muscles right, we'll no longer get the proverbial sand kicked in our faces.
This month, professors from Rutgers University, the University of California and the University of Southern California released the results from an ambitious project known as the National Asian American Survey.
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Minority Asians may be the biggest group of undecided voters in the upcoming US presidential and congressional elections and will play a key role in the outcome of the ballot, officials say.
“This is going to be a very historic election,” said Patricio Ginelsa, director of several public service announcements ‘Your Power’ for this upcoming election. “You’re either going to have the first female Vice President or the first African American President. Many people are expecting it to be a very tight race.”
Dan Nainan is gunning for an invite to the Republican National Convention after a killer performance at the Democrats' big party in Denver.
Perhaps Vincent Chin, whose death in 1982 fomented the pan-ethnic Asian American movement, can rest assured that America's leaders have finally heard his community's voice.
Southwest Airlines has announced a partnership as the Official Airline of the Norman Y. Mineta Leadership Institute and Asian and Pacific Islander (APIA) Vote Town Hall.
The stunning demise of prolific Democratic fund-raiser Norman Hsu is another tragic setback for Asian Pacific American engagement in electoral politics. On the one hand, this must be seen as an isolated incident. Hsu did not share his meteoric rise with the community. Indeed, he often boasted of private meetings with heavyweights like Senator Edward Kennedy, New York Governor Elliot Spitzer and Presidential candidate Senator Hillary Clinton.
