2020 Voter Survey Shows Asian American Preference for Candidates, Concern for In-Person Voting, Views on BLM, and More
Advancing Justice- AAJC, APIAVote, and AAPI Data Release New Survey Data on Asian Americans
Month: September 2020
Faces of Power: 80% Are White, Even as U.S. Becomes More Diverse
A review by The New York Times of more than 900 officials and executives in prominent positions found that about 20 percent identify as Black, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, multiracial or otherwise a person of color. More than 40 percent of Americans identify with one of those groups.
From Tagalog to Korean, these Asian Americans are using quarantine to learn their families’ languages
“The global crisis has really made people re-evaluate priorities. … For some people like myself, it might be reconnecting with their roots,” Danielle Colayco said.
Program aims to protect Asian youth from COVID-19 bullying, gets Kamala Harris’ support
Two San Francisco Bay Area nonprofits launched an initiative last week that calls on parents, students and schools to protect Asian American and Pacific Islander youth as discrimination against Asian Americans increases during the coronavirus pandemic.
‘A political awakening’: how south Asians could tilt key US elections
From ‘Hindus for Trump’ to the Kamala Harris effect, this fast-growing group has significant political force
Betty Lee Sung, PhD, has been Inducted into the Marquis Who’s Who Registry
Dr. Sung is a pioneer in Asian American Studies and the founder of the Asian American/Asian Research Institute at the City University of New York