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Our Time to “Get Woke”
The Power of Civic Engagement and Coalition Building
Karthick Ramakrishnan
Associate Dean, UC Riverside
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What is AAPI Data?
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Main Takeaways
Growing Importance of Asian Americans
But, there is a big gap in leadership and civic
engagement
Integrated Voter Engagement Means…
Organizing
Coalition Building
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Growing Importance of Asian Americans
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Rapid Population Growth
2000 to 2010 2010 to 2015
43%
43%
36%
11%
1%
Asian
Latino
NHPI
Black
White
18%
12%
4%
5%
0%
Asian
Latino
NHPI
Black
White
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Sharp Changes in Migration Flows
o First in legal permanent residents (2004)
o First in foreign born inflows (2007)
o Rapid growth in Asian unauthorized since 2000
o Dominance in H1B visa category
o Silicon Valley, but also universities, medicine
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Growing Share of Foreign BornSource: Pew Research Center
5
11
19
23 2326
2932
34
36 38
14
25
36
44
48 47
4340
37
34
31
1965 1975 1985 1995 2005 2015 2025 2035 2045 2055 2065
Asian Latino
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Important Part of Immigrant Vote
National California
Share of Registered Voters Who Are Foreign Born
25%
33%
30%
11%
1%
White
Latino
Asian
Black
All other
20%
33%
44%
2% 1%
Source: 2016 Current Population Survey
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Purchasing Power
113
274
599
1100
1990
2000
2010
2020
in millions
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Wealth Generation
Asian Am
Latino0
20
40
60
80
100
120
1989 1992 1995 1998 2001 2004 2007 2010 2013
Net worth relative to Whites
Source: St. Louis Federal Reserve
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Business Formation
1,103,587
49,636
1,549,559
78,086
1,917,902
104,621
Total
Over $1 million
2002
2007
2012
Source: U.S. Census Brueau
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So What’s The Problem?
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Problem #1:Model Minority Myth
o People assume that our community doesn’t need help or support
o Data disaggregation is vital
o Without data, we cannot make our case
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Protest in Rhode Island
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Protest in Rhode Island
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Lessons on Data Disaggregation
o We have to continually engage and educate
o Internally
o Externally
o We have to fight
o We need learn from others
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Lessons on Data Disaggregation
Judge Mike Kwan (UT): “Truth is the greatest casualty of the current times. Don't like the facts? Just call them fake and ignore them. Don't like the messenger? Call them stupid liars.
The simple truth that every community advocate who has ever sought funding for the community knows is that DATA = DOLLARS.
If you cannot demonstrate through data that a particular group is in need of assistance, they won't get any.”
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Problem #2: Low Civic Engagement
Consequences
o Our economic contributions not recognized
o Perpetual foreigner
o Leadership and talent hit “bamboo ceiling”
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Making Economic Contributions
Transcontinental railroad depended on Chinese immigrants
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Written Out of History
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U.S. Immigration Law was Built on Asian Exclusion
o 1862 - Anti-Coolie Act (CA tax)
o 1875 - Page Act (Asia)
o 1879 - California Constitution revision (Article 19)
o 1882 - Chinese Exclusion Act
o 1907 - Gentleman’s Agreement (Japan)
o 1913 - Alien Land Law (CA, more states later)
o 1917 - Asiatic Barred Zone
o 1935 - Filipino Repatriation Act
o 1942 - Exec Order 9066 (Japanese Am internment)
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Vincent Chin(Detroit, 1982)
Srinivas Kuchibhotla(Kansas, 2017)
Economic Anxiety + Scapegoating= Anti-Asian Violence
Anti-Chinese riots(Denver, 1880)
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White Supremacy Hurts Us Directly
“When two-thirds or three-quarters of the CEOs in Silicon Valley are from South Asia or from Asia, I think . . .
A country is more than an economy. We’re a civic society.”
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Hate Crimes Early 2017
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Family Visas Under Attack
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Low Participation Means Less Influence,
Less Respect
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The AAPI community is the fastest-growing minority in America, but it’s still -- (applause) -- well, that's good to cheer about, but it's still significantly underrepresented at the ballot box.
In 2012, just 56 percent of eligible AAPI voters were registered to vote.
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Participation is Key To
Building PowerFighting Racism
Being Seen As American
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We’ve Got a LOT of Work to Do
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Racial Gaps in Voting
65
59
49
48
48
White
Black
Asian Am
Latino
Pacific Islander
2016 Election
Source: 2016 Current Population Survey
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How Do We Get to Parity?
24%
49%
27%
Registration is 2x the Effect
Citizenship
Registration
Turnout
Source: 2016 Current Population Survey
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Not Just Voting
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Contacting Public Officials
26%
18%
18%
17%
9%
7%
White
Pac Islander
Black
Overall
Asian American
Latino
19%
13%
9%
9%
8%
6%
5%
4%
Japanese
Indian
Chinese
Filipino
Vietnamese
Korean
Hmong
Cambodian
Source: 2016 National Asian Am Survey
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Campaign Donations
33%
27%
26%
21%
13%
9%
White
Black
Pac Islander
Overall
Asian Am
Latino
22%
16%
14%
12%
9%
9%
7%
5%
Indian
Filipino
Japanese
Vietnamese
Cambodian
Chinese
Korean
Hmong
Source: 2016 National Asian Am Survey
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Consumer Activism
31%
25%
24%
22%
16%
13%
White
Black
Overall
Pacific Islander
Asian Am
Latino
28%
18%
16%
15%
13%
11%
3%
3%
Vietnamese
Indian
Cambodian
Filipino
Japanese
Korean
Chinese
Hmong
Source: 2016 National Asian Am Survey
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Attending Public Meetings
35%
30%
26%
24%
24%
14%
Pacific Islander
Black
White
Overall
Latino
Asian Am
30%
27%
16%
16%
15%
14%
11%
7%
Cambodian
Indian
Japanese
Vietnamese
Hmong
Filipino
Korean
Chinese
Source: 2016 National Asian Am Survey
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Protest Activity
14%
14%
12%
12%
11%
8%
Black
Latino
Overall
White
Pac Islander
Asian Am
18%
12%
11%
8%
8%
6%
6%
3%
Vietnamese
Cambodian
Hmong
Indian
Chinese
Filipino
Japanese
Korean
Source: 2016 National Asian Am Survey
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How Do We Improve Coalition Possibilities?
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Part of It is Tactical
o Get on radar screens
o State Voices
o Strategic investment in state tables, issue-specific tables
o Voting is important, but need to go beyond voting
o Campaign contributions
o Attending public hearings
o Volunteering, public service
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Many Areas of Convergence
o Presidential voting (exit polls)
o Universal health care (NAAS 2008, 2012)
o Preserving social safety net (Pew, NAAS 2012)
o Support higher taxation (NAAS 2012)
o Support pathway to citizenship (NAAS 2012*)
o Support affirmative action (NAAS12, Field14, APIAVote/AAJC14)
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Growth of Eligible Voters
Nevada, 14%
Washington,
11%
New Jersey, 10%
Virginia, 7%Maryland, 7%
Oregon, 6%
Minnesota, 5%
2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020
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Focus on our civic responsibility
o AAPIs get 1% of philanthropy dollars
o But, we need to step in giving, too
Asian Americans 32% of pop in SF and SM counties28% of those with incomes > $100,000
2.7% of major donors; about 1% of giving
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Focus on our civic responsibility
o We need to step up in giving, tooo Charitable giving (56% for AA vs. 70% for whites)
o Outreach by mainstream philanthropy would help
o But we need to motivate, hold ourselves accountable
o Culture and valueso How do parents define success?
o Discussion of politics in household
o Youth
o Learn from groups that are well organized
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Redefine Asian Success
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Success MeansRecognition, Influence
Political Participation
Civic Participation
Philanthropy
Success of our community AND larger society depends on it
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Civic Engagement Pioneers
Wong Kim Ark, 1898Established birthright citizenship
Congressman Saund, 1956First AAPI elected to Congress
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Heroes from all communities
Kawaipuna PrejeanFred Korematsu
Grace Lee Boggs
Larry Itliong
Bhagat SinghThind
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The Power of Coalitions
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Democracy is not a spectator sport
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Ultimately, our job is not just to fight for our own rights, but to fight for the rights of all people, everywhere…
And that means we have to be well-informed, we have to engage with our government, and we have to vote -- not just when it’s time to elect a president, every single election. School boards matter. County offices matter. State attorneys races matter. State legislative races matter.
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Thank You!
karthick@aapidata.com
www.karthick.com
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