Despite new laws to keep people from voting and gerrymandering election districts to take away the power of minority communities, the Republican “red wave” that pollsters predicted ahead of the Nov. 8 midterms didn’t happen. Ethnic Media Services debriefed six experts on their reactions to the election results and what should be done to prepare […]
Asian Americans, other minorities still underrepresented in voter rolls
December 5, 2019 by Leave a Comment
More than 3 million additional Californians will be able to cast a ballot in the upcoming presidential primary thanks to a groundswell of interest that has built up over the past three years. But voting rights activists are still worried about the persistent, and in some cases extremely large, gaps in voter participation based on […]
Addressing lack of diversity, Santa Clara Districts 2, 3 will vote for city council this November, court says
August 2, 2018 by Leave a Comment
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Santa Clara will be divided into six separate voting districts for city council elections, following a May ruling that at-large voting has prevented Asian Americans from being elected since the city’s inception, Santa Clara County Superior Court decided the morning of July 23. The current system allows Santa Clara residents to […]
APAs gain seats on election day
November 9, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Several Asian Pacific Americans won their bids for political office during the Nov. 7 election. Ravi Bhalla was elected as mayor of Hoboken, N.J. according to NJ.com. Bhalla faced discrimination attacking him for his Sikh faith during the campaign. Similarly, Jerry Shi and Falguni Patel also won seats to the Edison, N.J. school board despite […]
Elections round-up
November 17, 2016 by Leave a Comment
According to the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies the United States will have a total of 143 Asian Pacific American leaders following the Nov. 8 elections. All races were referenced by APAICS and statistics were taken from respective election boards unless noted otherwise. Congressional Seats In the United States Senate, Kamala Harris won […]
Korean Americans faced voting barriers, study finds
April 4, 2013 by Leave a Comment
NEW YORK — While Asian Americans turned out in record numbers in the 2012 presidential elections, a high number of Korean American voters faced voting problems, according to a new analysis by the Asian American Legal Defense Fund released March 27. The analysis was based on interviews with nearly 1,000 Korean American voters in six […]
TO VOTE TODAY: ‘All the Koreans, over here!’
November 29, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The failure of state election officials to ensure a level playing field for all voters was amplified on November 6 when Korean Americans at one voting precinct site in Virginia were ordered by poll workers to form a separate line so as not to slow down the process for white voters. The lines were re-integrated […]
RABBIT RAMBLINGS: We the people have an obligation
September 6, 2012 by Leave a Comment
I don’t think I need to mention that I am an intense political junkie. I really got hooked on politics after all my research into the history of our incarceration during World War II, with the realization that governments, even in a democracy such as ours, have huge powers over our lives. I also realized […]
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Increasing the relevance of minority voters, from an ethnic media perspective
In May 2012, minority newborns began to outnumber their white counterparts in the U.S. But even with an African American president and huge growth of minority populations, why is it we as minorities are still far from exercising the full potential of our political power as voters? Our voter turnout numbers are relatively low because […]