'They quickly recognized the issue of racism facing Asian Americans and they put their money where their mouth is in denouncing that racism and seeking to address it.'
, which tracks incidents of hate and discrimination against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. "They quickly recognized the issue of racism facing Asian Americans and they put their money where their mouth is in denouncing that racism and seeking to address it."
Nearly 20 million census respondents identified as Asian American, making up 6% of the population. Another 4 million said they were Asian American in combination with some other race. At the same time, the Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander population, much smaller at just under 700,000 and at times lumped in with Asian Americans in government data, grew by 27.8%, the second-fastest growth of any ethnic or racial group in the nation.
between 2016 and 2020. These are not only fast-growing populations, these are populations that are also getting more politically activated in ways we’ve never seen before," he said.Although still underrepresented in public office based on overall population in California,have established a political beachhead in the Golden State. The leading example is Kamala Harris, the first vice president of Asian heritage, who previously served as the state's attorney general and one of its U.S.
"That's never happened before," he said. "It's a sign of greater recognition that we need to be organized and also greater recognition from others that the community is a force that needs to be contended with and that more attention needs to be paid."
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