Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
Turnout typically determines results in any given election year. If recent trends hold, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders could sway this year’s midterms more than ever before. Laura Barrón-López spoke with Christine Chen of APIAVote and Karthick Ramakrishnan of the University of California, Riverside to look into what’s driving AAPI voters to the polls.
The justices heard two cases concerning admissions programs that take into account race to foster educational diversity. The conservative supermajority appeared ready to reconsider decades of precedents and to rule that the programs were unlawful.
NPR’s Michel Martin speaks with David Kaplan, former legal affairs editor for Newsweek, about two landmark affirmative action cases being argued on Monday.
The inspirational rise of Ralph Clement (John Jay College ’20) from immigrant to New York City Police Department (NYPD) Deputy Inspector is the epitome of the American dream. “I actually came here as a Dreamer. My mom and I went to Canada first, and from there we hid in the back of an 18-wheeler, crossing … Read more
“These states are reducing all the great practices of 2020 that made voting more accessible,” Christine Chen, executive director of the nonpartisan organization Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote, said.
Asian Americans represent a diverse range of nationalities, languages and viewpoints. Over the past decade, the Asian American population grew faster than any other racial group in New Jersey, up 44% to 1.05 million. That’s a vast swath of voting power. Still, Asians are not a monolithic group — and that’s proved a challenge to … Read more