Together They Become One: Examining the Predictors of Panethnic Group Consciousness Among Asian Americans and Latinos

This article examines panethnic consciousness as it applies to the two fastest-growing minority groups in the United States: Asian Americans and Latinos. Given the challenges of diversity and immigration faced by these two communities, I examine the individual-level factors that help strengthen their panethnic group identity. Copyright (c) 2006 Southwestern Social Science Association.

Discrimination in the 21st Century:  How Civil Rights Policies Can Best Embrace the Growing Mixed-Race Population

This report catalogues the growth of the modern mixed-race population in the United States and highlights the many complications this population presents for the future of civil rights law and policy. What is most distinctive of today’s mixed-race individuals is their assertion of a mixed-race identity which they claim embodies a different experience compared to those who report to be a single race such as “white” or “black.” This emphasis on personal identity presents a new dimension that must be considered in the development of new civil rights policy

Replication Data for: The Gender Gap is a Race Gap: Women Voters in U.S. Presidential Elections

Scholarship on women voters in the United States has focused on the gender gap showing that women are more likely to vote for Democratic Party candidates than men since the 1980s. The persistence of the gender gap has nurtured the conclusion that women are Democrats. This article presents evidence upending that conventional wisdom. Data from the American National Election Study are analyzed to demonstrate that white women are the only group of female voters who support Republican Party candidates for president. They have done so by a majority in all but 2 of the last 18 elections. The relevance of race for partisan choice among women voters is estimated with data collected in 2008, 2012, and 2016, and the significance of being white is identified after accounting for political party identification and other predictors

The Changing Non-Voter: What Differentiates Non-Voters and Voters in Asian American and Latino Communities?

Asian Americans and Latinos are currently one of the fastest growing racial minority groups in the United States. However, much of this growth is due to immigration: over half of both communities are new immigrants. Thus, Asian American and Latino political incorporation is directly related to the challenges associated with immigration and in ensuring the transition from citizen adult to voter. This paper explores the effect of immigration on the Asian American and Latino political behavior. Applying DeSipio’s (1996) model of new electorates, we disaggregate immigrants from both communities into three non-voting categories: non-naturalized immigrant adults, citizen adults not registered to vote, and registered voter adults who did not vote in the 2000 or 2004 election. Using Current Population Survey (CPS) data we identify and compare the factors that differentiate these three non-voting categories from those who voted between both communities. We find that Asian American and Latino political incorporation cannot be predicted solely on the basis of individual socioeconomic factors. In addition, we must take into account influences related to immigration and political institutions such as labor unions

Direct And Indirect Influence Among Political Science Departments:

We look at the structure of job placements in Ph.D. granting departments in political science: (1) in terms of conformity to the assumptions of what the social network theorist Scott Feld has called a vertical organization of ties (Feld, Bisciglia and Ynalvez, 2003); (2) in terms of patterns of direct and indirect (majority) influence of (sets of) departments on other departments, and (3) in terms of the regional geography of placements. We show how the structure of placements involves a small core set of departments which are able either directly and at first or second remove to “majority dominate” the discipline. We also consider the links between placements and department prestige. In particular, we demonstrate how the structure of placements forces downward mobility for most Ph.D.s

Direct and indirect influence among political science departments

ABSTRACT We look at the structure of job placements in Ph.D. granting departments in political science: (1) in terms of conformity to the assumptions of what the social network theorist Scott Feld has called a vertical organization of ties

Asian American Voters in 2020: Analysis of Democratic Primary Voting and Lessons for Future Elections

This paper offers an analysis of Asian American voter participation and candidate choice in the 2020 primary election. We look at election records from eight different states as well as offer a case study on Asian American voters in Los Angeles County. We find that the number of Asian American voters grew moderately in the 2020 primary compared to the 2016 primary. Some evidence shows that Asian Americans preferred Bernie Sanders over other candidates but the pattern of Asian American candidate vote choice does vary across states suggesting that local politics influenced Asian American preferences. Asian Americans are an understudied group in American elections and this paper offers new data that can be used to gain insights into how Asian American voter participation changes over time