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Data from the Pew Research Center show that since 1998, about three in ten Asian-American eligible voters have cast ballots in midterm elections, a rate that lags far behind that of whites and blacks. In 2010, voter turnout among Asian Americans was 31%, a rate that trailed blacks at 44%, and whites at 49%. Even among the college-educated, Asian American …

By Michelle Phipps-Evans Asian Fortune magazine’s column explores news, views and cues in the exciting political sphere. The column touches the three branches of the federal government, state-level political tidbits, little known historical facts, and on occasion, a dose of gossip.   APIAVote Joins Coalition to Protect Voting Rights As November’s general elections approach, the organization Asian and Pacific Islander …

By Michelle Phipps-Evans This year’s general election on Nov. 6 will likely be remembered for its long lines. It may also be remembered as the first presidential election where national political journalists began focusing on the role Asian Americans played, and are expected to play in the future. It’s all in the numbers, with 17 million Asian Americans in the …

By Glenn Magpantay, Democracy Program Director at the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF)     Nationally, a whopping 73% of Asian Americans voted for President Obama, according to the exit polls. In the swing state of Virginia, Obama captured 66% of our vote. Asian Americans were a driving force in Virginia’s hotly contested U.S. Senate race. Preliminary …