Asian Americans are one of Texas’ fastest-growing demographics. But they feel ignored by politicians – By Alex Nguyen (Texas Tribune) / Oct 14, 2022
Asian American and Pacific Islander voters said that candidates don’t often reach out — and that their elected officials don’t adequately represent their interests.
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Xin Huang is unhappy about the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade, and there are few things that could deter the Chinese American software engineer who lives in Flower Mound from voting this fall.
“The stakes are just too high right now,” he said. “I would crawl through broken glass to vote.”
Having started to tune in to politics during Barack Obama’s first presidential campaign, Huang has continued to be engaged since then, including canvassing for Beto O’Rourke’s 2018 run for U.S. Senate. But throughout this process, he’s noticed how underrepresented Asian Americans are in national and local offices — and how both the Democratic and Republican parties have largely neglected them.
“Specific Asian outreach, I’ve seen little to none on either side,” he said. “I really hope we get more of a voice in American politics.”
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