09
June 2016
Past Event
Political Mobilization of Indian Americans

Political Mobilization of Indian Americans

Past Event
Hudson Institute, Washington, D.C. Headquarters
June 09, 2016
09
June 2016
Past Event

1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 400
Washington, DC 20004

Speakers:
Maina Chawla Singh

Adjunct Fellow, Hudson Institute

Congressman Ami Bera

U.S. Representative for California's 7th District

Aruna Miller

Member of the Maryland House of Delegates for the 15th Legislative District

Jay Jalisi

Member of the Maryland House of Delegates for the 11th Legislative District

Shekar Narasimhan

Chairman and Founder, The AAPI Victory Fund

Asian Americans, currently 5.6 percent of the population, are the fastest growing group in the U.S. Today, their success in entrepreneurship, business, academics, and technology has been much discussed and analyzed. But what about politics, a sphere in which Asian Americans are mostly ignored as a voting constituency? Are the 3.4 million Indian Americans, who have the highest median income among Asian Americans, ready to mobilize politically? How will this impact the 2016 election cycle?

On June 9th, Hudson Institute's India Initiative hosted a panel discussion with four distinguished Indian American leaders who are political candidates, fundraisers, and community mobilizers. Congressman Ami Bera of California; Delegate Aruna Miller of Montgomery County, Maryland; and Delegate Dr. Jay Jalisi of Baltimore County, Maryland are all elected officials. Shekar Narsimhan is chairman and founder of the first ever Asian American super PAC, the AAPI Victory Fund, which aims to increase Asian American voter-registration and turnout in battleground states. The discussion was moderated by Hudson Institute Adjunct Fellow Dr. Maina Chawla Singh.

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