A Community of Contrasts: Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders in the Northeast breaks the myth of AANHPI as "model minorities" by underlining the enormous growth and diversity within these communities, paired with heightened civic awareness.

A Community of Contrasts: Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders in the South is a much needed resource supporting growing Asian American and NHPI movements in Florida, Georgia, Texas, and the Washington, D.C. metropolitan region with concrete and up-to-date data and policy recommendations.

According to polling conducted by Advancing Justice | AAJC and Asian Pacific Islander American Vote (APIA Vote), it is clear that Asian Americans will have a say in shaping future elections and the future direction of our country. However, in 2014, 66 percent of Asian Americans hadn't heard from Democrats and 74 percent had not heard from Republicans.

“Asian Americans should no longer be an afterthought in our political process." – Mee Moua, president and executive director of Advancing Justice | AAJC

This report explains Section 208—the right to assistance of your choice at the polls—and how it works, as well as how states' interpretations and applications of Section 208 have led to confusion at the polls and even the denial of a limited English proficient (LEP) voter to cast his or her ballot.