Top 5 Asian American News Stories
Asian Americans Are the Fastest Growing Racial or Ethnic Group in the US Electorate
Asian Americans are the fastest-growing segment of eligible voters out of the major racial and ethnic groups in the United States. More than 11 million will be able to vote this year, making up nearly 5% of the nation’s eligible voters (for this analysis, US citizens ages 18 and older). They are also the only major racial or ethnic group in which naturalized citizens—rather than the US born—make up a majority of eligible voters, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of Census Bureau data. Read More
Understanding the 2020 Electorate: AP VoteCast Survey
Here you'll see information about the overall national electorate. This includes demographic measures, views of the main presidential candidates, opinions on various issues and how people cast their ballots. Read more here.
Are Asian Americans the Last Undecided Voters?
The political interests of such a diverse population can be hard to target, but several groups think they've found a way. Read more here.
America’s Long History of Scapegoating its Asian Citizens
Danny Satow stands with her grandfather, Eisaku "Ace" Hiromura, who served in a Japanese American combat unit in World War II, and her grandmother, Haruka "Alice" Kikuchi, who spent the war imprisoned in Japanese internment camps in California. Satow, a physician assistant in Washington state, was walking home in April when someone threw a full water bottle at her and called her a racist slur. The coronavirus pandemic has laid bare the racism against Asians in American that continues today. When leaders call COVID-19 the "China virus," it harkens back to decades of state-sanctioned discrimination against Asian Americans. Read more here.
Marlin’s new GM Kim Ng Never Gave Up Despite Repeated Setbacks
For more than a decade, we’ve heard Kim Ng’s name. Every time there was a general-manager opening in baseball, Ng’s name was in the mix. On several occasions, she interviewed for a GM position. Her reputation and her resume in baseball were impeccable. But, over and over, she didn’t get the job. Until last Friday, when the Miami Marlins made history and hired Ng. Read more here.
