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Asian Americans represent a growing share of the national population and of the electorate. [1] The lower political participation of Asian Americans has been raised as a concern, especially as it relates to their influence on politics in the United States. [2] [3] Asian Americans were once a strong constituency for Republicans.
This is a list of Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans in the U.S. Congress. Asian Americans are Americans of Asian descent. The term refers to a panethnic group that includes diverse populations with ancestral origins in East Asia, South Asia or Southeast Asia, as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau. [1]
The most commonly used definition of Asian American is the US Census Bureau definition, which includes all people with origins in East Asia, South Asia, and Southeast Asia. [9] This is chiefly because the census definitions determine many governmental classifications, notably for equal opportunity programs and measurements. [25]
Ramakrishnan said the concept of Asian American representation can be divided into "descriptive," meaning physically representative of a group, and "substantive," meaning representative of the ...
Population data are from 2021 American Community Survey and 2020 census population estimates. Districts in the table below reflect the 118th Congress. [1] Currently, there are 26 congressional districts where African Americans make up a majority of constituents, mostly in the South. Every district is represented by Democrats.
In 2016, Fong became the first Asian American to represent Bakersfield in the state Legislature, a notable milestone in a state where Asian political representation has generally coalesced around ...
Violent acts against Asian Americans, like the one which occurred in October 1871, when a mob murdered 19 Chinese immigrants in Los Angeles (Chinese Massacre of 1871), [6] in July 1877, when a crowd in San Francisco burned much of the city's Chinatown (San Francisco Riot of 1877), [7] when miners in Rock Springs, Wyoming, killed at least 28 ...
In the first college admissions process since the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action last year, Asian American enrollment at the most prestigious U.S. schools paints a mixed, uneven picture.