Los Angeles resident Jim Chiu grew up in a household devoid of political talk. The 39-year-old computer technician said since his parents emigrated from China to the U.S., they have not voted or considered joining a party because “they don’t like to get involved.” Chiu broke with family tradition in 2012 when he voted for […]
VIA @RYAN GRIM Update (6:00 P.M.): Vargas has been released from custody by Border Patrol. The development was confirmed by Define American, an immigrant rights group that was working with Vargas at the time he was detained. Though no further information was available at the time, Define American did post a statement from Vargas to its […]
China’s influence in the Los Angeles economy has boomed in the past four years, according to a new report from the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corp. Tourism nearly quadrupled to 570,000 tourists last year from 158,000 in 2009, making China the top source of foreign travelers into Los Angeles. The influx is fueling an upswing in […]
The evolution of the U.S. demographic profile kind of looks like what has happened to the U.S. auto market over the past 14 years, but in slow motion: whites (Euro-Americans?) are — like the former Big Three — shrinking in share while the imports are gaining. Pew Research estimates that by 2050 or so, those […]
Understanding the Political, Social Attitudes of AAPI Communities Posted on April 20, 2014 Source: DiverseEducation SAN FRANCISCO—Twenty years ago, it was perceived that low rates of voting among Asian Americans resulted from immigrants who were more interested in homeland politics, making them so-called perpetual foreigners. Another common theory was that Asian Americans were too preoccupied with […]
Asian American voter turnout lags behind other groups; some non-voters say they’re ‘too busy’ Posted on April 9, 2014 Source: Pew Research About three-in-ten Asian-American eligible voters have cast ballots in midterm elections since 1998, a much lower turnout rate than that of whites and blacks, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of […]
Posted on April 1, 2014 Source: Forbes Chinese investment in U.S. technology is having a breakthrough year, topping $6 billion in the first quarter of 2014 alone, and instead of stripping U.S. companies of intellectual property Chinese investors appear to be sustaining and adding more U.S.-based jobs, according to a newly released study from Asia Society […]
Posted on Source: LA Wave It appears that everybody woke up last week — California’s Legislative Black Caucus, Latino Legislative Caucus, Assembly Speaker John Perez and state Sen. Ed Hernandez — and decided to deal with the Asian-American Caucus’ move to stop the enactment of a legislative amendment which would restore affirmative action admissions to […]
Obamacare: Asian-Americans sign up in droves; Latinos disproportionately stay away Posted on: March 23, 2014 Source: Mercury News A woman waits to speak with an insurance counselor during a Covered California enrollment session at the main library in Fremont, Calif., Saturday, March 22, 2014. Bilingual counselors were on hand to assist applicants. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group) You’ve […]
Affirmative action bill SCA 5 ‘dead for the year’ Source: SCPR A legislative plan to ask California voters whether they want affirmative action reinstated at public universities is not moving forward this year. Assembly Speaker John Pérez on Monday returned Senate Constitutional Amendment 5 – better known as SCA 5 — to the Senate without the Assembly […]