Josie Huang covers Asian American communities for the LAist and KPCC newsroom.
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Their political ideologies and approaches vary widely, underscoring what community advocates have been yelling from the rafters for forever: Asian Americans are not a monolith.The latest primary vote tallies that dropped late Friday afternoon show a record three Asian American candidates on track to head to the runoffs.
The winners will join Raman and John Lee around the council dais. Those council members won re-election to their seats outright in the primary by each getting more than 50% of the vote.After November, the council could have the most Asian American representation in its history.
In 2022, Lee and Raman joined then-Mayor Eric Garcetti in proclaiming May 3, as Asian American Pacific Islander L.A. Day.The proclamation of the holiday was a rare instance of Lee and Raman collaborating. The Asian Americans on the council do not vote as a bloc when it comes to topline issues such as police funding, affordable housing or homelessness.
Yap sees the same political diversity in the Asian American candidates headed to runoffs in November. There are a 11 candidates running against incumbent George Gascón to be L.A. County's next District Attorney. It's a powerful and influential role that determines what crimes get prosecuted — and whether certain crimes should be considered felonies or misdemeanors.LA Superior Court Judges: Who's Running In The March 5 Election And Why It Matters
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