AAPI Run: Emily Weber, Candidate for MO House of Representatives, District 24
Emily Weber is endorsed by Run for Something, a group that recruits and supports talented, passionate young people who advocate for progressive…
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AAPI Run: Ravi Grivois-Shah | Candidate for Tucson Unified School District Governing Board
Once again, a record number of Asian Americans and a growing number of Pacific Islanders are running for public office…
Warren Releases Extensive Plan for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders
Disclosure: After supporting the Castro campaign to its end, I recently indicated my public support for the Warren campaign. Coinciding…
Just Show Up: A Field Guide to Campaign Volunteering in Iowa – as an Asian American from California
By Guest Contributor: Kevin Xu, Model Majority Podcast Last week, I traveled from my home in San Francisco, California to…
Republican Senator Compares Trump Impeachment Hearing to Japanese American Incarceration
Republican Senator John Kennedy’s statements earlier this week would be laughable if they weren’t so ahistorical and trivializing of racial…
Andrew Yang’s Problematic Reinforcement of the Model Minority Myth
Tonight, Silicon Valley entrepreneur Andrew Yang joined the nine other top Democratic presidential candidates on the debate stage at Texas…
Building Power at the Intersection of Race and Electoral Politics
By Guest Contributor: Sudip Bhattacharya After Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s upset primary win against the establishment Democrat in New York’s 14th Congressional…
Election Eve Polling: Asian Americans helped fuel the 2018 Midterms’ “blue wave”
One week after the 2018 Midterm Elections and with mail-in and provisional ballots finally being counted, pollsters are now realizing…
Trump Makes Racially-Charged Remarks Towards Japanese Reporter in Controversial Press Conference
In a press conference marked by erratic and un-presidential behaviour, President Trump made racially charged remarks against a Japanese reporter,…
Asian Americans poised to pick up seats in Congress after 2018 Midterm Election; but it could have been more
Editor’s Note:Â Since the writing of this post, it has become clear that Young Kim’s race has not yet been called…
The Lessons the Democratic Party Must Learn About Asian American Voters to Win in 2020
For over a decade, political strategists have contemplated tactics for winning over the Asian American electorate. Routinely noted as one…
Asian Americans Run for Something: Tara Sreekrishnan | Candidate for CA Cupertino, City Council
This year, a record number of Asian Americans are running for public office at the local, state, and national level.…