Asian American voters culturally, politically diverse
Asian American voters culturally, politically diverse
2024-08-30
Since 2020, Asian Americans have been the fastest-growing group of eligible voters in the U.S., according to Pew Research Center. In 2022, California had the most eligible Asian American voters in the U.S., followed by New York and Texas. From Houston, Texas, VOA’s Elizabeth Lee has more on the potential and challenges of the Asian American vote.
For flavors from Asia, Houston, Texas is a one-stop-shop. The foods found here reflect the melting pot of Asian cultures living in the counties that make up the Greater Houston region. One of them is suburban Fort Bend County, where Asians make up more than 21% of the population. It’s also where Chinese American immigrant JJ Clemence lives.
JJ Clemence
Chinese American
I think for either party, they really cannot, cannot afford to ignore the Asian community.
Asian Americans are among the fastest-growing ethnic groups in the U.S., according to Census data. Voter turnout among this group has also seen record increases in the past two presidential elections. The Democratic nominee for president, Kamala Harris, has taken notice and recently released two ads targeting Asians. More Asian Americans call themselves Democrat than Republican. One reason: More than half of Asian American voters are immigrants.
Becky Kim
Korean American
I think Trump’s policies hurt minorities a lot.
Richard Murray
University of Houston senior research fellow
A lot of his policies not only took aim at illegal immigrants from Mexico or South America, but also restricted legal immigration.
Still, a 2024 survey of Asian American voters found that 22% identify as Republicans.
Daniel Wong
Chinese American
Less government is what Asians want. You know, more freedom and less tax.
The survey also found 31% of Asian American voters identify as independents. But 42% of Asian American voters surveyed say they have not been contacted by political candidates or a political party. Daniel Wong, who had served in local elected office, says Asian American voters are partly responsible.
Daniel Wong
Chinese American
We are not organized; we don’t understand the American political system. That’s why we don’t know how we’re going to energize to put our energy together to shoot for whatever common goal, which we don’t have.
The projected 15 million Asian Americans eligible to vote have roots in different countries. During the last presidential election, close to 60% of Asian Americans voted. Political activists say forming relationships with new Asian-American citizens and educating them about the political process will mobilize them to get involved.
Elizabeth Lee, VOA News, Houston
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亞裔選民文化與政治觀點多元 將如何影響美國大選
2024-08-30
根據皮尤研究中心的數據，自2020年以來，亞裔美國人是美國合格選民成長最快的族群。2022年，加州擁有全美最多的亞裔選民，其次是紐約州和德州，美國之音記者Elizabeth Lee從德州帶回來的報導，關於亞裔美國選民投票的潛力和挑戰。
想要品嘗亞洲口味的美食，德州休斯頓可以一次滿足你所有需求，休斯頓區成為亞洲文化大熔爐，近郊的福遍郡，亞裔人口超過21%，這裡正是華裔美國移民JJ Clemence的住所。
[[華裔美國人JJ Clemence ]]
“我認為對於任何一個政黨來說，他們真的不能忽視亞裔社區”
根據美國人口普查數據顯示，亞裔美國人是美國增長最快的少數族群之一。在過去兩次總統選舉中，這個族群中的投票率也創下了記錄。民主黨總統候選人賀錦麗注意到了這一點，近期釋出了兩個針對亞裔族群的廣告。許多的亞裔美國人認為自己是民主黨，原因之一是，超過一半的亞裔美國選民是移民。
[[韓裔美國人Becky Kim]]
“我認為川普的政策傷害了很多少數族裔”
[[休士頓大學資深研究員 Richard Murray]]
“他的許多政策不僅針對墨西哥或南美的非法移民，也限制了合法移民”
然而，一份2024年針對美國亞裔選民的調查發現，22%的人自認為是共和黨人。
[[亞裔美國人Daniel Wong]]
“亞裔追求的是更少的政府干預。你知道，更多的自由，更少的稅賦”
該調查還發現，31%的亞裔美國選民認為自己是獨立選民，有42%的亞裔美國選民表示，他們沒有被候選人或政黨聯繫過。曾在地方選舉辦公室任職過的Daniel Wong說，亞裔美國選民應該負部分責任。
[[亞裔美國人Daniel Wong]]
“我們不組織起來，我們不了解美國的政治體系，以至於我們不知道如何將我們的能量聚集在一起，以實現我們目前還沒有的共同目標”
約有1500萬具有投票權的亞裔美國人來自不同的國家。在上次總統選舉中，近60%的亞裔美國人行使了投票權。政治分析師表示，與新的亞裔美國公民建立關係，引導他們了解政治過程，能激勵他們參與其中。
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