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 […]
Voters of color restored democracy in America in 2020 presidential election
November 19, 2020 by Leave a Comment
In a country that is polarized and hurt by COVID-19 and a divisive leadership, a massive turnout of voters resulted in a close election where Democrat Joe Biden was pushed across the finish line by large majorities of voters of color. On Nov. 7, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were the projected winners of the […]
FANTASTIC VOYAGE: Making my voice heard, even from Japan
November 5, 2020 by Leave a Comment
On Aug. 28, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced his retirement due to health reasons, and Sept. 16, less than three weeks later, his successor Yoshihide Suga had been named and installed as the new Japanese prime minister. The political system in Japan is such that the prime minister is not determined by popular vote. […]
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 […]
Limited English proficiency plays role in CA’s low voter turnout rates of Asians and Latinos
March 5, 2015 by Leave a Comment
One in nine eligible California voters speaks only limited English, and many of them don’t know what help and services are available to them in the electoral process, according to a new report released by The Greenlining Institute in late February. In California, the voter registration and turnout rates of Asians and Latinos continue to […]
High numbers of California’s Asian American voters still undecided
October 30, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Many Asian American voters are undecided on key candidate races and ballot measures in the lead-up to the Nov. 4 election, according to a new analysis by the Field Poll’s Mark DiCamillo. The trend tracks with other surveys that have found Asian American voters in California showing more ambiguity than white, Latino and African American […]
Political parties ignore API vote at their peril
October 30, 2014 by Leave a Comment
In Orange County, California, home to Little Saigon and the largest Vietnamese American population outside of Vietnam, a whopping 19 Vietnamese American candidates are vying for 20 open seats this November. For the community, ethnic loyalties are helping to galvanize an electorate largely ignored by Republicans and Democrats alike. It’s a pattern playing out in […]
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 […]
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