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  • Invisible struggles of lower-income Asian Americans gain spotlight

    Amy Yee

    March 31, 2024 |

    Chicago Sun-Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    The Chinese American Service League’s (CASL) Change InSight coalition surveys communities in more Asian languages to allow for more inclusive data collection, particularly among low-income AAPIs. Better data collection increases the visibility of the challenges under-resourced AAPIs face, allowing the CASL to launch social service programs to address challenges in the community, like food insecurity.

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  • How to Reach New Asian American Voters? Local Groups and Languages

    Amy Yee

    November 15, 2022 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    In Philadelphia, organizations such as Asian Americans United, Southeast Asian Mutual Assistance Association Coalition, and Asian Pacific Islander Political Alliance spearheaded voter registration and education efforts in Asian American communities, offering resources, outreach, and election day assistance in voters' native languages. The Asian Pacific Island Political Alliance reached more than 62,000 voters in 15 languages, and Asian American turnout likely helped sway Pennsylvania's tight Senate race, with roughly 74 percent of the demographic casting their ballots for Democrats.

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  • Asian Americans Set to Play Decisive Role in Midterm Elections

    Amy Yee

    November 04, 2022 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States

    Thanks in part to increased activism in light of COVID-19-related racism and targeted, multilingual outreach by voter advocacy organizations, turnout among Asian American voters increased by roughly 47 percent between 2016 and 2020.

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  • Disaggregation is essential to achieve data justice for Asian Americans

    Jenn Fang

    May 02, 2022 |

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    Response Location: United States, New York

    Invisible No More campaign has fought to disaggregate data relating to public health and economic outcomes for Asian American and Pacific Islander groups, which include more than 40 different ethnic groups. Outreach to community-based partners and allies and political campaigning led to the passage of AB 6896, which requires state data be broken down for 14 Asian American and Pacific Islander ethnic groups.

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