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Tuesday, October 25, 2016 • NBC Asian AmericaAsian-American, Pacific Islander Groups Work to Get Out Vote as Election Nears
"With just two weeks to go before the general election, community nonprofits have been hard at work making sure Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) voters head to the polls on Nov. 8."
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Tuesday, October 11, 2016 • CCTV AmericaFox News’ Chinatown video faces backlash of Chinese-Americans
Christine Chen, Executive Director, joins a panel on CCTV America's The Heat to discuss the racist segment on Fox News on Asian American voters. Watch the panel here.
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Thursday, September 8, 2016 • KollaborationKollabcast Episode 84: Voice Your Vote w/ Alton Wang
Alton Wang, Communications and Development Associate, joins the Kollaboration team to record Episode 84 of Kollabcast, discussing civic engagement and pop culture through an Asian Ameircan perspective.
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Friday, August 12, 2016 • NBC Asian AmericaImmigration, Diversity Front and Center at 'Quad-Partisan' Presidential Election Forum
"Tough questions, talk of immigration policies, and a rap — those, and much more, were on display Friday in Las Vegas where candidates and representatives of four presidential campaigns gathered for the first time to address Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) at a forum hosted by APIAVote and the Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA)."
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Monday, May 30, 2016 • NBC Asian AmericaOpinion: In 2016, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Are Ready To Be Heard
A join op-ed by APIAVote Executive DIrector Christine Chen and Rock the Vote COO Carolyn DeWitt: "The 2016 election cycle will be the largest mobilization of AAPIs in civic engagement. An unprecedented number of AAPI organizations and community leaders are coming together to ensure we effectively register and engage AAPI voters. We look not to the distant future for this community to grow, but to today and tomorrow — AAPIs are taking action, are organizing, and are prepared for the now."
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Thursday, May 26, 2016 • NBC Asian AmericaIt's Time to Start Putting Effort Toward Polling Asian Americans
"AAPIs are the fastest growing racial group in the nation and a rising political force. Understanding their needs and concerns—and addressing them—is vital not only for the AAPI community, but indeed for the strength and future of our nation... So the true challenge is not one of data, language, or statistics. The true challenge is convincing polling organizations that AAPI voices and views matter. That they are worth the investment."
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Tuesday, May 24, 2016 • NPR PoliticsFueled By Young Voters, Asian-Americans Increasingly Identify As Democrats
"Asian-Americans are shifting toward the Democratic Party in record numbers, according to a new poll conducted by a consortium of Asian-American organizations — AAPI Data, Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote and Asian Americans Advancing Justice. In fact, since 2012, there's been a 12 point increase in the percent of Asian-Americans who identify as Democrat — from 35 percent to 47 percent."
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Wednesday, April 6, 2016 • NTD News美總統選舉 別當「啞」裔 也許就差你這票
Watch APIAVote's Communications and Development Associate, Alton Wang, speak in Mandarin about the importance and power of your vote!
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Tuesday, March 1, 2016 • Balitang AmericaWhy the Fil-Am vote could be a swing vote
"The goal is actually not just to encourage each and everyone to register and vote but also so that our numbers can be translated into political action."
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Sunday, August 30, 2015 • Will Bush's comments affect the Asian American vote?Watch Executive Director Christine Chen on MSNBC's Melissa Harris-Perry
Watch Christine Chen of Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote, American Urban Radio Network's April Ryan, The Washington Post's E.J. Dionne, Voto Latino's Maria Teresa Kumar and former Bush-Cheney advisor Robert Traynham discuss how Jeb Bush's comments about "anchor babies" could affect the Asian American community's vote.
