New America Media

Voting from the Korean American perspective

Hana Baba — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 01:52:15 +0000

We conclude our series in partnership with New America Media, delving into the issues California’s ethnic voters care most about this year, with a look at the politics of Korean Americans. California is home to 451,000 Korean Americans. The biggest community is in LA, but a sizable number are here in the Bay Area, with the highest concentrations in Santa Clara and Alameda Counties. So what’s this community talking about one week ahead of the elections? KALW’s Hana Baba spoke with Won Yi, a talk show host on Korean television KEMS TV in San Jose.

What to expect from the Muslim vote

Hana Baba — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 00:44:11 +0000

As part of our ongoing series with New America Media exploring the ethnic vote, today we discuss how American Muslims may vote this year. We spoke with Javed Ali, editor-in-chief of Newark-based award-winning Muslim affairs publication, Illume Magazine.

Predicting the Filipino vote in the Bay Area

Hana Baba — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 23:52:00 +0000

The Pew Research Center says Asian Pacific Islander Americans are now the fastest-growing ethnic and immigrant group in the United States. Asian Americans as a whole also tend to be the most educated and prosperous. Almost half have college degrees. The US Census Bureau estimates that 450,000 of the country’s more than three million Filipinos live in the greater Bay Area.

Elections 2012: the South Asian vote

Hana Baba — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 00:58:57 +0000

We continue the joint series with our friends at New America Media discussing the issues that various Bay Area ethnic communities care about this election year, and where they stand on local issues.

Elections 2012: San Francisco's Asian Americans and Prop A

Hana Baba — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 00:11:11 +0000

As part of our joint series with New America Media, every Tuesday until election day, Crosscurrents will be speaking with representatives from local ethnic media to hear about what’s important to their audiences this election season.