A recent survey found that a significant number of Asian Americans voted for the first time in 2006. The survey also pointed out that a growing number of Asians, particularly Chinese Americans call themselves “independent voters,” and do not affiliate themselves with any party. The most important issues to be addressed by 2008 presidential candidates include economy, jobs and health care.
These and other findings come from a multilingual exit poll of hundreds of Asian Americans in the Maryland and Virginia area. The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF), a New York-based non-partisan group, also profiled more than 4,700 voters in 23 cities on Election Day in New York, New Jersey, Michigan, Illinois, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Washington...
