AAPI voter turnout in Georgia increased by 84% between 2016 and 2020.
Asian Americans are also the fastest-growing group of eligible voters in the country, growing by 9% in the last four years, Pew Research says.The caucus includes 11 voting members — nine Democrats and two Republicans — for the 2023 session and two emeritus members: former U.S. Attorney and state Rep. BJay Pak and former state Sen. Zahra Karinshak.State Rep.
The caucus will work to increase hate crime protections against Asian Americans, fight racial and ethnic stereotypes, increase civic participation and bolster access to language, education and other social services.State Sen. Dr. Michelle Au, a Democrat of Johns Creek, said AAPI voters have long felt they were invisible and "tend to be treated in a way that minimizes their presence and their impact.
While AAPI voters are not a monolith and all caucus members don't agree on everything, there are core issues that they can find common ground on. "Our strength is really in our numbers and not being able to be ignored in the way that sometimes people feel that we have been," she said.
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