Friday, February 22, 2008

Asian Week Piece on Obama


Asian Week magazine featured a great piece about the misperception (perpetuated in the media) about Obama's support among the Asian American population.


"It's sad that the mainstream news media is so out of touch with our community," the magazine reports. "Using polls of questionable validity, they have splayed on about Asian Americans widely supporting Sen. Hillary Clinton." The article identifies methodological flaws in polling that does not accurately account for "the diversity of language and culture" in the Asian American community.


But perhaps the strongest evidence undercutting this misperception about Asian American support for Obama came in his lopsided 76%-24% victory in Hawaii's caucuses last Tuesday. "Obama has brought tangible hope to this country. The reality of Asian American support for Obama presages the destiny of this country. Within our lifetimes, most Americans will be people of color, including the President of the United States," the article concludes.

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