Asian-Americans — who were a key part, if sometimes overlooked, of President Barack Obama’s 2012 electoral coalition — solidly back the Democratic Party, with 57% identifying as or leaning Democratic, compared with 28% identifying as or leaning Republican. [cont.] Andrew Dugan, Gallup Read more »
A Little Sensitivity Training Could Go a Long Way for the GOP
As they say, words matter. For Republicans seeking the long road back to being a national and broad-based party, the movement toward a bipartisan and comprehensive immigration plan is a start, but it doesn’t finish the job. GOP candidates got pounded in the November election among minority voters: Mitt Romney [...] Read more »
Political shift of Asian Americans
… While there is less polling than in some other communities, Professors Karthick Ramakrishnan and Taeku Lee’s National Asian American Survey provides useful insight into a group that gave 73 percent of its votes to President Obama, according to exit polling. Indeed, support for the president grew more among Asian [...] Read more »
Asian Americans Voted Democrat: We Should Not Be Surprised
… What seems to have caught some pundits by surprise was the finding by the National Election Pool that 73% of Asian Americans voted for Obama, second only to African Americans (93%), and slightly higher than Latino support at 71%. This high level of Asian American support for Obama on [...] Read more »
To see future electorate, look at California voters now
The changing face of the American electorate is etched all over the map of California. The Golden State may no longer be a partisan battleground, but it continues to be a reliable bellwether for the evolving national political landscape. [cont.] Sherry Bebitch Jeffe, USC, & Douglas Jeffe (Reuters) Read more »
Could 2012 Be The Year Of The Asian Voter?
There’s a man in Virginia who could quite possibly hold the key to a Mitt Romney victory in November. His name? Peter Su. Su is making a name for himself in Republican circles because in 2009, he managed to help Virginia’s Republican Gov. Bob McDonnell win his election with 60 [...] Read more »
Asian Americans: A Mosaic of Faiths
As their numbers rise, Asian Americans are contributing to the diversity of the U.S. religious landscape. From less than 1% of the total U.S. population (including children) in 1965, Asian Americans have increased to 5.8% (or 18.2 million children and adults in 2011, according to the U.S. Census). In the [...] Read more »
Advocacy groups concerned about new Asian American study
Several Asian American advocacy groups reacted cautiously Tuesday to a major new study on U.S. Asians, saying it contains important findings but expressing concern that it could be used to perpetuate stereotypes of Asian Americans as high-achieving and with few challenges. The National Council of Asian Pacific Americans, a coalition [...] Read more »
The Rise of Asian Americans
Asian Americans are the highest-income, best-educated and fastest-growing racial group in the United States. They are more satisfied than the general public with their lives, finances and the direction of the country, and they place more value than other Americans do on marriage, parenthood, hard work and career success, according [...] Read more »