Tools and Strategies for Community Power Building and Electoral Politics

 

 

Nathan Chan, Natalie Masuoka, David Ryu, Nancy Yap

 

The right to vote has been contested throughout much of American history. The struggles through civil rights litigation, legislation, and activism have been fought to ensure minority groups and women have the same voting rights and opportunities as all other citizens. During the past two decades, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) have gained increasing visibility with thousands of AAPI elected and major appointed officials across the nation. The reality is that we have a long way to go in transforming the extraordinary population growth of AAPIs from 1.5 million in 1970 to over 22 million in 2020 into an effective voting constituency. The speakers will share best practices for advancing the political and civic empowerment of AAPIs through nonpartisan voter outreach, training, and education as well as leadership development. As well as training future AAPI leaders for public service including elected and appointed public office. This session will explore tools and strategies on what we learned from the recent elections and where we go from here

 

Tools and Strategies for Community Power Building and Electoral Politics (Notes)

 

 

 

 

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