Where can AAPI voters have maximum impact in 2018?

AAPI Data identifies key house races where AAPIs can make a difference.



Your vote counts. Every vote counts. But in some of the most competitive races, our community's vote could actually help tip the balance. With midterm elections quickly approaching, AAPI Data took a look at the numbers and identified the areas where Asian American and Pacific Islander voters can have maximum impact in 2018.

New report examines Asian American & NHPIs in the West

Asian American Advancing Justice releases final report in 'Community of Contrasts' demographic series.



This week, Asian American Advancing Justice released the final report in its A Community of Contrasts demographic report series, examining the growing Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander populations in the Western U.S., including Arizona, Hawaii, Las Vegas, the Seattle metro area and Oregon.

These demographic reports showcase the contributions and needs of Asian Americans nationwide. The report's disaggregated data illuminates income and educational disparities across Asian ethnicities, highlights Asian American business and economic contributions and underscores the future political power of our rapidly growing demographic. Props to Asian Americans Advancing Justice for always slinging that demographic data.

Here are some highlights from the West report:

Asians projected to become largest U.S. immigrant group

According to a new analysis of census data, Asian immigrants will surpass Latinos by 2055.



Some new immigration data that's got people talking... Asians have become the fastest-growing minority group in the United States. You probably knew this. But in a few decades, Asians are projected to pass Latinos as the largest immigrant group in the country, according to a new analysis of census data.

Asians to surpass Latinos as largest immigrant group in U.S., study finds

According to new demographic projections by the Pew Research Center, Asians are likely to surpass Latinos as the nation's largest immigrant group by 2055, and will make up 38% of the foreign-born population by 2065, as the wave of new arrivals from Latin America slows but trans-Pacific migration continues apace.

Asian American electorate to double in the next 25 years

New report projects 12.2 million Asian American registered voters by 2040.



A new study, The Future of Asian America in 2040, released today by the UCLA Study for the Center for Inequality and the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies (APAICS), projects that the number of Asian American registered voters will double over the next quarter century.

The study, the first of a series of reports on the future of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, focuses on the growing Asian American electorate, and shows that while the Asian American population will grow by 74% between 2015 and 2040, the Asian American electorate will more than double, and grow by 107%.

New report highlights dramatic rise in AAPI poverty

Asian American and Pacific Islander poverty is on the rise. And it can't be ignored. According to a new study by the National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development, the AAPI poor population grew faster than most other ethnic groups from 2007 to 2011, increasing by 38% to over 2 million.

The demographic study, "Spotlight: Asian American and Pacific Islander Poverty," brings attention to communities in need, busts harmful model minority stereotypes and broadens the conversation about what it means to be AAPI in America. Here are some key highlights from the study:

New demographic report: A Community of Contrasts: Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders in California, 2013

Time to drop some demographic data, my friends. The Asian Pacific American Legal Center and the Asian Law Caucus just released a major new report on California's fastest growing racial groups: A Community of Contrasts: Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders in California, 2013.

Using the latest data from numerous federal, state, and local agencies, the report outlines pressing challenges faced by Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders, including the need for healthcare and humane immigration reform, and the negative impact of the economic crisis.

Some of the report's key findings, according to APALC's press release:

A Community of Contrasts California demographic report launch, February 4 & 5

Do you want to know how many Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders live in California? The demographers at the Asian American Center for Advancing Justice know, and they want you to know. They will be presenting data from a new report, A Community of Contrasts: Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders in California, next week. The events will be held on Monday, February 4 in Los Angeles and San Francisco, and Tuesday, February 5 in San Jose. Here are the details: