Politics

Meet this 17-year-old political canvasser

Rebecca Tuzon is a political canvasser in Las Vegas. And she’s only 17-year-old. Tuzon wants to work in politics. But her parents don’t.

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Clark County, NV needs more Tagalog-speaking poll workers

Section 203 of the Voting Right Act requires the provision of language assistance during the voting process, and Filipinos who speak Tagalog in Clark County in Nevada is one group that has been recognized as needing assistance. In 2014, Asians ...

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Bill Clinton defends Hillary Clinton’s honesty at Asian American town hall forum

Trying to swat away complaints that Hillary Clinton is not trustworthy, former president Bill Clinton told a group of Asian Americans in Las Vegas Friday that only his wife could be trusted to ensure that “you and everyone else who ...

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The evolution of Asian American political views

With Election Day looming in a few months, here’s a look at the growth of the Asian American electorate and the comparison of their political views from the last election to now.

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Asian voters’ attitudes toward Trump and Clinton

How different asian groups view Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.

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Letters for Black Lives works to link Asian Americans to police shootings

In an open letter addressed to their families, Asian Americans have developed a way to convey their support for the Black Lives Matter movement to their immigrant relatives. Letters for Black Lives is an online crowdsourced communication that voices the ...

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Asians projected to become largest immigrant group in U.S. in 50 years

Change is coming for the U.S. in 50 years if demographic projections pan out. Asians are on track to outnumber all other immigrant groups. Asians are expected to make up 38 percent of all immigrants by 2065 — outpacing even ...

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Trump commentary on Asians roils even GOP members

At the Republican National Convention, New Mexico delegate Lisa Shin declared Donald Trump as the only presidential candidate that could protect the American dream. But the daughter of South Korean immigrants and founder of Korean Americans for Trump said in ...

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Gun control a top issue for Asian Americans in election year

Chris Cheng was the first Asian American to win “Top Shot,” a History Channel reality show competition featuring various marksman shooting their way through variety of challenges. The win brought him a $100,000 cash prize, a marksman contract with Bass ...

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Journalist Q&A: Asian reporters in the political press scrum

VOICES checked in with three Asian-American journalists who have covered campaigns past and present: SABRINA SIDDIQUI, who covers national politics for The Guardian; TRACY JAN, who covers national politics for The Boston Globe and BOBBY CAINA CALVAN, who was most ...

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