Recent election gains show Asian American voters' power surge - LA Times
The Republicans aren't too happy.
The Republicans aren't too happy.
News Asian American voters' power surge
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1. Ted Lieu is my new congressman, and I was all too happy to vote for him. 
2. It's satisfying to me as a native Californian to see the Pan-Asian community, in my state, at least, finally achieve some power and influence in politics. The Pan-Asian population in California is the largest in the country, and there have been Asians not only in California but along the entire Pacific Coast since the 1840s, when Chinese immigrants started arriving in the US to work on the railroad. (There is a Chinatown not only in Los Angeles and San Francisco, but in Seattle, Portland, and Vancouver, B.C. as well)
3. The Pan-Asian vote is the Republicans' to lose. This vote has long been overlooked by both parties, although more so by the Republicans. While Asians do tend to come from conservative cultures, and the values of older Asians tend to reflect that, their children and grandchildren were born here in the US and are more or fully assimilated, meaning they probably have shared values with younger voters of other backgrounds. Meaning, at least among Millennials, more support for same sex marriage, immigration reform, healthcare reform, etc.
If you visit Little Saigon, however, be careful what you talk about. Anything that could be construed as support for Communist Vietnam could land you in trouble.
2. It's satisfying to me as a native Californian to see the Pan-Asian community, in my state, at least, finally achieve some power and influence in politics. The Pan-Asian population in California is the largest in the country, and there have been Asians not only in California but along the entire Pacific Coast since the 1840s, when Chinese immigrants started arriving in the US to work on the railroad. (There is a Chinatown not only in Los Angeles and San Francisco, but in Seattle, Portland, and Vancouver, B.C. as well)
3. The Pan-Asian vote is the Republicans' to lose. This vote has long been overlooked by both parties, although more so by the Republicans. While Asians do tend to come from conservative cultures, and the values of older Asians tend to reflect that, their children and grandchildren were born here in the US and are more or fully assimilated, meaning they probably have shared values with younger voters of other backgrounds. Meaning, at least among Millennials, more support for same sex marriage, immigration reform, healthcare reform, etc.
If you visit Little Saigon, however, be careful what you talk about. Anything that could be construed as support for Communist Vietnam could land you in trouble.
Always glad to hear backwards and fundamentalist political parties are losing ground to someone who is less backwards and fundamentalist.
Many understanding is that Asians in general tend to hold family values in higher esteem than westerners do, which would perhaps nudge them in the Republican direction. On the other hand, they are also more collectivist, which would nudge them in the opposite direction, and the Jesus stuff would drive them even further away.
Many understanding is that Asians in general tend to hold family values in higher esteem than westerners do, which would perhaps nudge them in the Republican direction. On the other hand, they are also more collectivist, which would nudge them in the opposite direction, and the Jesus stuff would drive them even further away.
