Asian Political Influence Grows in U.S.
Nothing new in San Francisco.
AP reports: “Until recently, candidates did not put much energy into wooing Asians, but that is changing. Asians as a group are becoming an influential force, joining the established blocs of black and Hispanic voters already crucial to winning office in New York City.”
The critical question: What political party is most appealing to them?
“The numbers of Asian-Americans on the voter rolls are increasing by leaps and bounds, and the actual turnout rates are increasing correspondingly, so ignore this group at your own peril,” said John Liu, the only Asian on the 51-member City Council.
New York’s Asians account for 11 percent of the city’s 8 million people, compared with blacks’ 26 percent and Hispanics’ 28 percent. Asians are one of the city’s fastest-growing minority groups: At nearly 900,000, their numbers have more than tripled since 1980, because of both immigration and a high birth rate.
Fortunately, since Asians care deeply about family values, entrepreneurship, keeping kids in school and self-reliance, the Republican platform should be more appealing.
But that Howard Dean, he’s a charmer…
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September 30th, 2005 at 4:55 pm
I’d be curious to know the answer to that one. I’m Asian, myself, but not exactly part of that community. I’m adopted with a Japanese mom and a Caucasian father. I grew up a military brat, so moved around quite a bit, and mostly identify with middle white America. I do have some ties to the Japanese-American community. Even though their values tend to run conservative, I have this sinking feeling that they might lean Democrat, in the false notion that Democrats are for minority rights and such. It’s possible that their political affiliation is quite varied; but in my experience here in California, like many, their votes are running blue.