Census Data
Name 3 of the 5 largest "Asian alone" ethnic groups
Chinese, except Taiwanese; Asian Indian, Filipino, Vietnamese, Korean
This is how Asian Americans lean politically (dem rep independent) - independent doesn't equal centrist
"44% of Asian American registered voters surveyed think of themselves as Democrat, 19% think of themselves as Republican, and 29% consider themselves Independent."
This was the first American vice president of APIDA descent
Kamala Harris
Has every person in this room registered to vote somewhere?
Yes
California & Hawaii
Name 3 of the top issues Asian American voters care about
Health care, the economy, crime, education, gun control, the environment. Voting rights and racism also important.
This is the best estimate of the percentage of mono-racial Asian-identifying students as of 21-22 at Pitzer.
Around 12%
AAJC stands for this
Asian Americans Advancing Justice
Number of Americans who identify as "Asian, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander alone"
20.6 million/6.2%
Best estimate for the number of Asian Americans who support affirmative action programs
69%
These racial groups saw the highest voter turnout increase.
AAPI (Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander 15-point Asian American 11-point)
"Civic engagement refers to the ways in which citizens participate in the life of a community in order to improve conditions for others or to help shape the community’s future."
Estimated number of ethnic groups counted under Asian American label
50
Name either the ethnic group that leans most right or most left
Left - Indian Right - Vietnamese
This is your best estimate for the percentage of registered Asian Americans contacted by either of the major parties.
"More than two-thirds of registered Asian Americans surveyed say they plan to vote, but only about half have been contacted by either of the major parties" - 2022 Asian American Voter Survey
Name at least 3 barriers limiting APIDA political engagement
1) APIDA Orgs "invisible" to politicians (re: model minority) = less outreach
2) aging general population = more non-Asian voting
3) aggregation of data
4) systemic voter suppression (e.g., laws codifying language barriers, "exact name" laws)
5) (lack of) language cognizant civics + ethnic studies education
6) Dis/misinformation
Name the 3 states with the largest Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander populations
Hawaii, Alaska, Utah
Name 2 potential methodological problems with surveying "Asian American" views
Too few Asian Americans, English/Spanish-only polls, cross-sectional sample reliance, internet reliance (convenience bias), who identifies as Asian American???
This is the number of APIDA U.S. Senators there have been.
8
Name 3 APIDA-centered political blogs, newsites, non-traditional media, etc.
theyappie.com, nbc asian america, politically asian podcast, reappropiate, non-english media (nguoi viet..)