Immigrants and Politics Blog

[Janelle Wong writes: "An analysis of Asian American politics in California in the New York Times (2/27/07, A-11), with critical data provided by our very own co-blogmaster Karthick Ramakrishnan (Go Karthick!). Ricardo Ramirez and I were discussing the need --highlighted in this article--for reporters to be careful in their description of the proportion of voters in immigrant communities -- are they referring to voters among adults? voters among adult citizens?
Also, note that in some places, like California, the Asian American portion of the electorate is comparable to or even larger than the African American portion of the electorate. This article shows such trends are attracting the attention of political
consultants and campaign managers."]
February 27, 2007
Asians Flex Muscles in California Politics
By CINDY CHANG

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