WASHINGTON, DC – Despite the results of last night’s presidential election, the 2016 national Asian American Election Eve poll reveals that Asian Americans overwhelmingly voted for Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump, 75% to 19% – a significantly higher margin than was suggested by the exit polls. The survey also showed that 56% of Asian Americans now identify as Democrats, a marked jump from 49% in the same poll four years ago.
Civic Engagement
11-11-2016
President-elect Donald Trump launched his candidacy on an anti-immigrant sentiment and has vowed to repeal a key Obama administration program that shields hundreds of thousands of people from deportation. Now, many immigrants in the country illegally, or with relatives who are, fear deportation and separation from their families. In immigrant-heavy areas like Los Angeles and Phoenix, activists are scrambling to provide informational meetings for immigrants to help them protect themselves from deportation. Others want legal immigrants to apply for citizenship so they can eventually obtain legal status for relatives. Here are stories from some immigrants who fear what a Trump presidency could bring.
11-03-2016
LOS ANGELES, CA - On Thursday, November 3rd, the Korean Resource Center (KRC) invited members of the press to catch staff and volunteer phone bankers in action in its Crenshaw office. Since September 6th, volunteers ranging from youth to seniors made calls to Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities all over Southern California to encourage them to register to vote, remind registered voters to get out the vote, and answer any questions voters had about ballot initiatives or the voting process. To date, all three KRC offices in both Los Angeles and Orange County have contacted over 75,500 potential and registered voters. Even in an era of technology platforms with the ability to reach masses of people including email and Facebook, KRC understands the value of the human voice connecting over the phone and plans to reach over 100,000 people by November 8th.
10-31-2016
This November, Asian American and Pacific Islander voters will play a key role in shaping the future of our country, our state and our neighborhoods. California is home to the largest Asian American and Pacific Islander population in the nation and we believe that an informed Asian American and Pacific Islander electorate will benefit our entire state.
10-31-2016
7,648 voters registered, with over 90% being eligible this November. (The remaining 10% are high school students under the age of 18) We are so proud of our team for accomplishing such amazing work for our community. There are 12 days left. Join us as we get closer to election day. For any questions around the election or if you want to volunteer, call: (323) 937-3718.
10-20-2016
LOS ANGELES, CA – On Thursday, October 20, 2016, the Korean Resource Center (KRC) hosted an Early Vote Town Hall at Trinity Central Lutheran Church in Koreatown for over 200 Korean speaking senior citizens and other new immigrant voters to navigate the voting process, understand ballot initiatives and candidates, and provide assistance with completing vote-by-mail applications.
10-06-2016
On Thursday, October 20, 2016 the Korean Resource Center (KRC) will host an Early Vote "Town Hall" for 200 to 300 Korean speaking senior citizens and other new immigrant voters to help navigate the voting process, understand ballot initiatives and candidates, and provide assistance with completing vote-by-mail applications. Inspired by KRC's experience of the last 10 years, during which we assisted thousands of Korean-speaking, senior, and first time voters seeking help about the voting process, specific candidates and ballot initiatives, KRC is organizing this town hall to educate, empower and turn out the Korean American vote.
09-27-2016
Los Angeles, CA – On September 27th, California Secretary of State Alex Padilla, alongside the Korean Resource Center (KRC), LA Youth Vote and Next Gen Climate held a kick-off press conference at John Francis Polytechnic High School in Sun Valley as part National Voter Registration Day (NVRD), a nationwide, nonpartisan effort to register hundreds of thousands of voters across Southern California. Embraced by a host of celebrities, bipartisan elected officials and organizations, NVRD leverages the collective impact of thousands of community partners, including hundreds of our youth leaders across Southern California.
07-20-2016
Asian Pacific Islander Americans and allies are coming together online to create resources to address anti-black racism in our communities and to introduce the #BlackLivesMatter movement to immigrant families. In light of recent fatal police shooting of Alton Sterling in Louisiana and Philando Castile in Minnesota, on top of already some 125 Black lives that have been cut short by police this year alone, it’s so important that our Asian immigrant families have a better understanding of why Black Lives Matters is important to our lives as well. The open letter for Black Lives has been translated to over 30 languages, including Korean.
The project now seeks contributions from the community to read the letters and record it in audio or video format to share broadly with the public. Please join this project!