Hillary Clinton
Related: About this forumNational AAPI Political Committee CAPA21 Endorses Hillary Clinton HRC ROOM
The national political action committee CAPA21 formally endorsed Hillary Clinton for President, saying that her track record as an AAPI champion is unmatched by any other presidential candidate of any party.
CAPA21 is the first major AAPI political action committee to endorse Clinton and the first to make an endorsement in the presidential race.
Hillary Clinton has clearly demonstrated her commitment to AAPI communities and issues, said Glen S. Fukushima, CAPA21 co-founder and Chair. As Senator, she was a leader on issues to improve the lives of AAPI families and communities. As Secretary of State, she understood that the importance of the Asia-Pacific region in U.S. foreign policy, which strongly impacts recent AAPI immigrant communities.
http://capa21.com/hillary-endorsement/
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(22,145 posts)misterhighwasted
(9,148 posts)"Asian American voters in the last decade have nearly doubled from more than two million voters in 2000 to 3.9 million voters in 2012 (Center for American Progress, AAPI Data). It is estimated that Asian Americans will reach five percent of voters nationally by 2025 and 10 percent of voters by 2044.
Asian American voter numbers are critical swing votes in Nevada, Virginia, and Florida and influenced the presidential elections in those states, as demonstrated in 2008 and again in 2012.
Despite the growing importance of AAPIs, our communities face poor or non-existent language assistance at the voting booth, poor outreach from political parties, and oppressive voter ID laws (Center for American Progress).
In this context, Hillary Clintons outreach to AAPI communities has been especially significant
Lots of room under Hillary's big tent. NO ONE gets tossed under the bus.
Her work to hear the voices of minorities and in turn speak on their behalf didn't just begin at the start of the 2016 campaign.