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Asian Americans in the Electoral Process

Asian Americans in the Electoral Process
A new report examines the role of Asian Americans in the electoral process, which is relevant to the upcoming presidential election. The report, "The State of Asian America: Trajectory of Civic and Political Engagement," is published by Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics (LEAP), a public policy institute. Watch an AAJA video interview with Taeku Lee (pictured above), Associate Professor of Political Science at UC Berkeley, who contributed to the report. He discusses Asian language media and its impact on the upcoming presidential election.

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