AAPI Vote Has Major Impact on Presidential Election
Democrat and Republican presidential candidates are courting Asian American voters, which is 3.5 million strong. In California, 8 percent of the AAPI vote on Super Tuesday helped tip the win. According to Agence France-Presse (AFP), “Asians have become a critical swing voter bloc in the US presidential election race, with rival parties courting them ahead of another intense White House contest.” We'll add more links to stories on the AAPI vote, so check back. Send your published stories or URLs to relevant stories to the web editor.
CommentNews
Feb. 29, Asian Week: The Value of Asian Voters
Feb. 15: Outrage Over CNN Video Report About Voting
Feb. 6, The Hill: Overlooked Asian voters boost Clinton
Feb. 2, NY1: Polls Show Asian American Voters Overwhelmingly Support Clinton by AAJA member CeFaan Kim
Jan. 10, Reuters "Asian American voters face discrimination: report." The Asian American community is predominantly immigrant and some 670,000 are covered under the provisions of the Voting Rights Act. The majority live in Los Angeles or elsewhere in California. The next largest group lives in New York, followed by Hawaii, Houston and Chicago, according to AALDEF.
Organizations
The Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote (APIAVote) is a non-partisan organization that promotes AAPI voting and maintains statistics.
Blogs
Hyphen Magazine, Feb. 15: CNN blasted for report on Asian American voters
Asian Pacific Islander American Blog Network
Reappropriate.com is a personal and political blog written by a self-appropriated angry Asian American woman.
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