After violent spikes, young Asian Americans are inspired and can accept civil rights and stare at the political office.
Alex Li is the youngest legislator in California, more than 80 years represents a major democracy and most Asian-American areas, including Silicon Valley. Alex Lee.Samantha Lee / Insider Alex Lee believes that he will definitely lose the California conference competition in November last year and have been in the election night. He said that he was a symmetrical opponent, but eventually won the victory in an overwhelming 73.1% vote.
Li is 25 years old and born in Hong Kong. It is the youngest legislator in the 1980s in the 1980s, representing a major democracy and most Asian, including Silicon Valley. "This is also the bedroom community of Silicon Valley," Li told inside. "Just through culture, this is innovative, destroyed, I think they are also progress.
however, Chu And Li is a different ideology, representing Asian American transfer agent politics? Lee is a young queue of AAPIS, some American born AAPIs, aged in the United States is more different than his parents, he is more close to Chu's generation, tendency It is more conservative.
Change time, "Li said, noted that he is half the average age of the legislature." is very different, "he said.
and in the Asian American community at the moment of spotlights, they set this do? Over the past year events, including anti-Asian v iolence that some tie to President Trump's continued reference to the "China virus," has led to fear and uncertainty in the AAPI community, but also galvanized them to political action.
The rise of anti-Asian violence stimulates the "answer call" The park has lost his mother in 2018 and expressed his experience with the Spa shoot victim created a deep intertestyle son. "When I learned the victim, Atlanta's four women were collapsed between the 50s and 70s of Korea," he said.
However, the history of learning history and anti-Asian violence has made many Asian Americans" first aim "," Zhang told inside. " "It's not as long as we face each day, the street harassment, especially Asian women, but actually guides the violent behavior against our community," she said.
The result is the awakening of Asian Americans in long-term, no political activities before, including those who bought "ethnic minority" before, and we were accepted in society. " I think this year has always been a call for a big wake up, and young people are answering this call "Zhang tells the insider person.
Big epidemiological diseases also forced families together, and talking to racism, which triggered more interest in citizen behavior of young PE. Li Li, California Conference, said his generation has been launching a dialogue with parents and grandparents, and recognizing that the rise of anti-Asian violence is just what people are in the street. "
" I think the second generation, we look at the race and the police and brutal, against black and brown communities, "she said." Because we grew up here, our friends are more greater than our parents' representatives We regard it as part of the battle, we will treat yourself as part of this movement. "
Vida Lin, the founder of the Asian Community Development Committee of the non-Barlaslas Vegas aims to increase AAPI voters
With the young AAPI voters, the voting mode may also change. Although most AAPI voters are currently born abroad, this will change to "more" Chen said that the 18-year-old person continued to increase voters and participation.
In fact, according to new Americans generally consistently eligible voters in 2000 to 2020, based on the generals of census data, economic data and Asian Americans.
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