{"id":1448292,"date":"2022-04-20T19:55:36","date_gmt":"2022-04-20T23:55:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1448292"},"modified":"2022-04-20T19:56:11","modified_gmt":"2022-04-20T23:56:11","slug":"asian-americans-are-usually-bolting-from-the-democratic-celebration-plus-they-might-never-look-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/asian-americans-are-usually-bolting-from-the-democratic-celebration-plus-they-might-never-look-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Asian-Americans Are usually Bolting From The Democratic Celebration, PLUS THEY Might Never Look Back"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fasian-americans-are-usually-bolting-from-the-democratic-celebration-plus-they-might-never-look-back%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1448292&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Asian-Americans are switching to the Republican party as the 2022 midterms loom, \u201cwaking up\u201d to the Democratic Party promoting discrimination in school acceptance policies, among a slew of other factors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAsian American families want the same things as any other family in this country \u2013 the opportunity to work hard, live in a safe community, a provide the best life for their children,\u201d Nikki Haley, ambassador to the U.N. under former President Donald Trump and former governor of South Carolina, told the Daily Caller.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s why people from every walk of life are supporting GOP candidates. They agree our message is the right one and that we have the solutions to lift up all Americans,\u201d Haley, the first Asian-American governor in the U.S., added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Asian alone population grew by 35.5% between 2010 and 2020,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.census.gov\/library\/stories\/2021\/08\/improved-race-ethnicity-measures-reveal-united-states-population-much-more-multiracial.html#:~:text=Asian%20Population,people%20(4.8%25)%20in%202010.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according<\/a> to the 2020 U.S. Census, accounting for the fastest growing non-white population. Only 55% of Asian-Americans <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/politics\/2022\/01\/25\/views-of-joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">approved<\/a> of President Joe Biden in a January poll released by the Pew Research Center.<\/p>\n<p>A majority of polls do not include Asian-Americans as a separate demographic due to their relatively small population size compared to Hispanic, black and white voters. Asian-Americans are also diverse, and many are immigrants who are not fluent in English, making it difficult to conduct accurate surveys, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/fact-tank\/2016\/05\/11\/the-challenges-of-polling-asian-americans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according<\/a> to Pew.<\/p>\n<p>However, Republican Asian-Americans told the Daily Caller they have seen a shift towards the right in their communities.<\/p>\n<p>Discrimination against Asians in school acceptance is \u201cone of the major things that are waking people up\u201d from the Democratic Party, Xi Van Fleet, a mother who left China during the rule of Mao Zedong, told the Daily Caller.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7414231\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7414231\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A supporter of Republican gubernatorial candidate Larry Elder holds a sign reading \u201cAsians Support Larry Elder\u201d during an Asian Rally for Yes Recall at the Asian Garden Mall in Little Saigon, Westminster, California, on. \u2013 The recall election, which will be held on September 14, 2021, asks voters to respond two questions: whether Newsom, a Democratic, should be recalled from the office of governor, and who should succeed Newsom if he is recalled. Forty-six candidates, including nine Democrats and 24 Republicans, are looking to take Newsom\u2019s place as the governmental leader of California. (Photo by RINGO CHIU \/ AFP) (Photo by RINGO CHIU\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>In the past, \u201cChinese, Vietnamese and maybe Korean\u201d immigrants didn\u2019t speak out very loudly about their political preferences, but anti-Asian discrimination in school acceptance processes is changing that, Van Fleet, who gained notoriety after <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/10\/loudoun-county-parent-communist-china-critical-race-theory\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">speaking out<\/a> against critical race theory at a Loudoun County School Board meeting in June, continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow their children with good scores and good grades can\u2019t go\u201d to schools like Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, the highest ranked public\u00a0<span class=\"il\">school<\/span> in America, Van Fleet said. A federal judge ruled in February that the high school changed its admissions requirements to deliberately reduce the proportion of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/01\/11\/parents-group-claims-documents-show-anti-asian-bias-by-virginia-school-board\/\">Asian-American students<\/a> by removing standardized testing, lowering GPA requirements and including \u201cexperience factors\u201d in its application in an effort to increase black and Hispanic students. <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/02\/25\/thomas-jefferson-top-public-school-discriminated-asian-students-admissions-process-judge-rules\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>(RELATED: Top\u00a0<span class=\"il\">High<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"il\">School<\/span> In US Discriminated Against Asian-American Students In Admissions Process, Judge Rules)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The only Republican Chinese immigrant candidate running for Congress, Lily Tang Williams, agreed that school discrimination has been a central factor for the Asian-American community in turning to the GOP.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLot\u2019s of Asian-Americans are waking up because when you look at it, the Chinese-American values are they want lower taxes, they want the best quality of education for their kids and their kids are being discriminated\u201d by school acceptance policies, Williams, who is running in New Hampshire, told the Daily Caller. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/03\/11\/parents-chant-racist-fairfax-county-school-board\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Parents Chant \u2018Racist\u2019 While Asian Mother Shares Anti-CRT Book During Fairfax County School Board Meeting)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWokeism [tells Asians] \u2018hey, your color is not black enough,&#8217;\u201d Williams said, claiming that the discrimination against Asians in school acceptance rates is also driven by class, since Asians have the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.financialsamurai.com\/income-by-race-why-is-asian-income-so-high\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">highest<\/a> median household income in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think Trump\u2019s movement got lots of people activated in supporting him. That\u2019s how I discovered lots of Asian-Americans in my state,\u201d Williams added, noting that she co-founded the New Hampshire Asian-American coalition.<\/p>\n<p>Asian-Americans \u201calso do not like the lawless chaos,\u201d the increase in crime, Democrat COVID-19 lockdown policies, and the wide-open Southern border, she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not fair, it\u2019s not a smart immigration policy, it\u2019s chaos, it\u2019s a national security and public health threat,\u201d she said, claiming that immigrants who came to the U.S. legally feel disdain for illegal migrants being let through the border.<\/p>\n<p>As more and more Asian-Americans engage with the news, and \u201ctheir English gets better\u201d they realize \u201cwow! We are actually conservatives,\u201d Williams said, adding that the Democrats think they can take Asian-Americans for granted. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/04\/20\/hispanics-latinos-shifting-gop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Why\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Hispanics<\/span> And Latinos Are Shifting Right)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe all want to live the American Dream,\u201d and maybe the \u201chigh inflation, high gas prices and lawlessness\u201d will be the determining factor for the Asian-American red wave, she concluded.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans have been trying to cater to the Asian-American community before the upcoming midterms.<\/p>\n<p>The Republican National Committee (RNC) opened its first Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) center in California, the state with the largest AAPI population, in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for Republican California Rep. Michelle Steel, one of two GOP Asian-Americans in Congress, said the AAPI center \u201chas been well utilized and appreciated in the community.\u201d The center is located in Westminster, California, within Steel\u2019s congressional district.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a first-generation American, I am grateful every day to be living my American dream and to represent the AAPI community in Congress. Right now voters everywhere are tired of paying more and getting less under this Administration. I will continue fighting to keep taxes low and to make sure voters know that we are the party of opportunity,\u201d Steel told the Daily Caller.<\/p>\n<p>Haley has endorsed Steel and Republican California Rep. Young Kim for the 2022 midterm election, the only two Asian Americans in Congress, her spokesperson told the Daily Caller.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAmericans across the country are feeling the impacts of economic and public safety crises from rising living costs to increasing crime hurting consumers and small business owners. The Republican Party is the Grand Opportunity Party that is working on pro-growth policies to make life affordable, keep communities safe and ensure future generations can pursue their American dream. That is why we see more Americans of all backgrounds joining the Republican Party. As one of the first Korean American women to serve in Congress, and as a proud conservative, I am working to ensure we continue to grow our party and protect our freedoms,\u201d<span class=\"m_-3018471221043960545apple-converted-space\"> Kim told the Daily Caller.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Asian-Americans are switching to the Republican party as the 2022 midterms loom, \u201cwaking up\u201d to the Democratic Party promoting discrimination in school acceptance policies, among a slew of other factors.\u201cAsian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":488,"featured_media":1448303,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1448292","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1448292","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/488"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1448292"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1448292\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1448303"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1448292"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1448292"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1448292"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}