Washington: Asian American Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) participated Tuesday in an election that will go down in history with high turnout rates - especially among minorities, new voters, and young voters. APIAVote partners and coalitions in 14 states turned out thousands of voters yesterday in the efforts to increase civic participation in the fastest growing minority community in the nation.
"Work of APIAVote's partners and coalitions in 14 states helped a lot in determining the final electoral count in the presidential race," said APIAVote Executive Director Vida Benavides. "In states like Ohio, Minnesota, Florida, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Nevada, APIAVote partners worked strategically to register new voters and engage infrequent voters to turn them out on Election Day..."
