Two measures now making their way through the State Assembly aim to improve how California draws new district maps to ensure more participatory elections. By some accounts, California’s independent redistricting…
AS the administration of President-elect Joe Biden prepares to take over the White House, fellow liberal lawmakers, activists and operatives excitedly await the new administration that has promised policies and…
WITH increased concerns about voter suppression and intimidation across the country, voting rights advocates serving groups like the Filipino American community are ramping up efforts ahead of Election Day to…
ALL vote centers for the 2020 general election are now open in Los Angeles County through Election Day, Tuesday, November 3. Every registered voter in California received a vote-by-mail ballot…
It has often been said that the election ends on November 3rd, 2020, but the truth is that due to the Pandemic, stay at home orders and increase of Vote…
WHAT issues are top of mind for Asian American registered voters over the age of 50 going into Election Day? Health care (93%), jobs and the economy (89%), education (87%)…
The National Filipino American Lawyers Association unveiled its first-ever Voter Protection Program (VoPro), a national non-partisan effort designed to protect the vote and rights of voters for the upcoming 2020…
by Philip Lim Nulud and Mari Bandoma Callado Former President Dwight Eisenhower once said, “[t]he future of this republic is in the hands of the American voter.” This is especially…
STARTING this week, 5.6 million registered voters in Los Angeles County will begin to receive their vote by mail ballots for the November 3 presidential general election. Following an order…
Preference for in-person voting drops amid COVID-19 As the presidential election looms just over a month away, the likelihood that the coronavirus pandemic will be gone in time for voters…
Majority of Fil-Ams prefer Biden, but segment shows 2nd highest support for Trump FILIPINO American registered voters are showing the highest levels of enthusiasm among the major Asian American groups…
WITH less than two months until the November 3 general election, California’s Secretary of State is assuring voters that casting their ballots during the pandemic will be secure and safe….
Despite the trend of Filipino Americans largely voting Democratic in recent decades, President Donald Trump continues to have a band of supporters among the segment in the community who identify…
SUFFRAGE is defined as “the right to vote in electing public officials and adopting or rejecting proposed legislation,” according to Britannica. The exercise of the right to vote by every…
FORMER Vice President Joe Biden and former Guam Governor Eddie Baza Calvo, a surrogate for President Donald Trump, participated in a virtual presidential town hall on Saturday, June 27 to…
WITH the United States presidential election less than five months away, the campaigns of President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden will court Asian American and Pacific Islander…
All 5.4 million registered voters in Los Angeles County will now receive a mail-in ballot in the midst of the uncertainty of whether the spread will be contained by the…
As the United States continues to struggle with the lack of test kits and medical equipment to combat the new coronavirus outbreak, the country now leads the world with the…
The Filipino Voter Empowerment Project (FVEP), as part of its efforts to increase Census 2020 participation in the Filipino American community, has released a series of short videos produced as…
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders clinches win by wide margin LAS VEGAS — When Filipino American Roberto Lugar arrived at Desert Oasis High School on Saturday morning, February 22 to participate…
THE early voting for California’s March 3 primary nominating election begins on Saturday, February 22 up until election day. Voters in the county now have 11 days to vote in-person…
Following the last Democratic primary debate of 2019, South Bend, Indiana Mayor and presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg made his way to Las Vegas for another town hall with members of…
For the first time, the Nevada caucus will include Tagalog as a language option With Tagalog now a language option in the upcoming Nevada caucus, Sen. Cory Booker (D-New Jersey)’s…
Filipinos are one of the largest Asian populations in the United States with a population exceeding four million. In California alone, 1.6 million Filipino Amercans all the state home, making…
Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) continue to be the fastest-growing minority group in the U.S., and when it comes to public policy and politics, this growth has also been…
Dispelling the AAPI electorate’s stereotypes and how to further mobilize AAPI voters in the future IT’S 2018, and Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) voters will not be silenced. As previously…
With the November midterm elections approaching in less than three weeks, this past weekend in Las Vegas was packed with get out the vote events for candidates down the ballot….
Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo on Thursday, May 3 discredited a report in which an insider was quoted saying that her lead was lessened by 21,000 votes in the ongoing…
