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Growing Asian American community could play bigger role in presidential race
WASHINGTON: The Asian American population in the United States represents 3 per cent of voters in the nation, and the community is expected to swell to 10 per cent by 2044. There are currently about 18 million Asian Americans, and various political action groups have...
Asian-American Leaders Respond to the Supreme Court Nomination
Asian-American leaders' reactions were mostly positive following President Barack Obama's nomination of Judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court Wednesday, with a focus on putting pressure on the Republican-controlled Senate to conduct hearings. "Nominating justices...
AAPI Victory Fund Expresses Disappointment That An Asian American Was Not Nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court
Encourages All Senators to Do Their Jobs and Confirm the President's Nominee WASHINGTON–The AAPI Victory Fund is disappointed that President Obama did not take an opportunity to make a historic nomination of an Asian American to the U.S. Supreme Court. Shekar...
Advocates say Asian, Muslim voter turnout still a work in progress
Despite a big push by advocacy groups and signs of increased voter interest, turnout among Asian American and Muslim American voters seemed to be typically low in last week’s Virginia presidential primaries, activists say. Now, the focus turns to November. Flurries of...
AAPI Victory Fund Committed to Ensuring Voters Hold Our Elected Leaders Accountable
Reports of Asian American Judge Sri Srinivasan Under Strong Consideration for U.S. Supreme Court WASHINGTON–Based on reports in The New York Times and other sources, the AAPI Victory Fund is pleased that the White House is vetting Judge Sri Srinivasan for possible...
Broad Speculation that Obama Will Nominate Srinivasan to Supreme Court
No sooner than Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s death was confirmed Feb. 13 morning did the twitterati begin speculation that Indian American D.C. Circuit Court Judge Srikanth “Sri” Srinivasan would be President Barack Obama’s nominee to fill the vacant seat....