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Election 2024 Countdown

While the 2024 race for the White House remains extremely close in the final week, recent public election polls show movement toward former President Donald Trump. Most recent RealClear Politics polling averages suggest Trump pulling slightly ahead in most key battleground states. Last month, Harris was slightly ahead in Nevada, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania.
In addition, several election forecasts point to Trump being the slight favorite to win the Electoral College...
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Immigration

As immigration being a top issue of concern among voters in the 2024 presidential election, KFF survey of immigrants conducted August 19-September 17, 2024 examines the perspectives and experiences of immigrants themselves. Nearly four in ten (36%) immigrant adults say the way former President Trump has talked about immigrants in his campaign has had a negative effect on how they are treated as immigrants in the U.S., rising to 45% among Asian immigrant adults. In contrast, most (72%) immigrants say that the way Vice President Harris has spoken about immigrants in her campaign...
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Israel-Hamas War

As the war in Gaza continues, the political division in the United States over the Israel-Hamas conflict has manifested in polarized college campus protests last spring and in the 2024 presidential race, especially in Michigan where a sizable number of Arab, Muslim Americans (Pakistani Americans included) call home. Division over the Israel-Hamas conflict has also been evident among Asian Americans, as illustrated in two recent events reported in The New York Times and The New Yorker respectively...
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Demographic

Immigration is driving the nation’s modest post-pandemic population growth, new census data shows.
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Opinion

Key policy matters are posted here for the purpose of informing and encouraging thoughtful policy discussions.
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POLICY ISSUES

AAIPP’s policy interests cover several broad areas - Select published opinion writings on key policy matters are welcome for the purpose of informing and encouraging thoughtful policy discussions.
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AAIPP Bulletin

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Published eleven times a year, this data - driven newsletter covers the latest of certain pressing national policy issues and their implications to Asian Americans.

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Democracy & Voting

Filipino American Voters Could Decide Key Races in Nevada
The New York Times (October 22, 2024)
 
Asian American evangelicals’ theology is conservative. But that doesn’t mean they vote that way
AP (October 17, 2024)
 
In Tight Presidential Race, Voters Are Broadly Critical of
2024 AAPI Voter Survey
APIAVote & AAPI Data (September 24, 2024)
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Economic Well-being

Economists Say Inflation, Deficits Will Be Higher Under Trump Than Harris
The Wall Street Journal (October 14, 2024)
 
Income in the United States: 2023
U.S. Census Bureau (September 20, 2024)
 
Poverty in the United States: 2023
U.S. Census Bureau (September 10, 2024)
 
We know more, but not enough, about the tax treatment of Asian American families
Brookings (August 14, 2024)
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Education

Most AAPI Adults Think K-12 Students Should Learn About Slavery, Racism, Segregation, and the History of AAPI Communities
AAPI Data / AP-NORC survey (May 29, 2024)
 
Serving Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Students: Examining How Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander- Serving Institutions Build Students’ Capacities
Mike Hoa Nguyen, The Review of Higher Education (April 30, 2024)
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Health & Wellness

Experiences of Racism in School and Associations with Mental Health, Suicide Risk, and Substance Use Among High School Students – Youth Risk Behavior Survey, United States, 2023
McKinnon II, Krause KH, Suarez NA, et al.
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (October 10, 2024)
 
Health and Health Care Among Adults with Previous Experiences of Homelessness: Findings from the KFF Survey on Racism, Discrimination, and Health
Kaiser Family Foundation (September 13, 2024)
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Immigrants / Immigration

Urban America has a lot to lose if Trump’s immigration proposals prevail
Brookings (October 24, 2024)
 
Why Asian Immigrants Come to the U.S. and How They View Life Here
Pew Research Center (October 9, 2024)
 
Misinformation about Immigrants in the 2024 Presidential Election
KFF (September 24, 2024)
 
Who are the new immigrants?
Brookings (September 11, 2024)
 
The Perils of Vilifying Chinese Migrants
Time (August 13, 2024)
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Race Matters

Empowered/Imperiled: The Rise of South Asian Representation and Anti-South Asian Racism
Stop Anti-Asian Hate (October 9, 2024)
 
Prejudice toward Muslims is highest among all religious and ethnic groups
Brookings Institution (August 27, 2024)
 
The Concerning Growth of Hate Crime in New York State
Office of the New York State Comptroller (August 2024)
 
Asian American Is Not a Color: Conversations on Race, Affirmative Action, and Family
OiYan A. Poon. Beacon Press (April 30, 2024)
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U.S. & China Relations

Americans Remain Critical of China
Pew Research Center (May 1, 2024)
 
Most Asian Americans View Their Ancestral Homelands Favorably, Except Chinese Americans
Pew Research Center (July19, 2023)
 
Chinese Scientists Are Leaving the United States
Foreign Policy (July 13, 2023)
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General Reference

State of Chinese Americans Survey: 2024
Committee of 100 (September 25, 2024)
 
Asian Americans: A Survey Data Snapshot
Pew Research Center (August 6, 2024)
 
Americans’ Changing Relationship with Local News
Pew Research Center (May 7, 2024)
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Acknowledgement

AAIPP’s work has been generously supported by the C.J. Huang Foundation and individual donors.

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Amplify Asian American Voice & Thought Leadership

The Asian American Institute for Public Policy (AAIPP) is a nonprofit public policy organization dedicated to advancing equality and full participation for Asian Americans.  It works to amplify Asian American voice and thought leadership to address community concerns and to contribute pragmatic solutions to vital social, economic, and political issues in America. Through an inclusive perspective and a balanced approach, AAIPP seeks to promote reasoned dialogue and informed policy discourse that is guided by data, empirical research and critical analysis.

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