How Ethnic Origin Shapes Political Preferences

Toward a Deeper Understanding of Asian American Identity

Bibliographic Data

ID3024917
AuthorsYat To Yeung (0000-0003-1170-0902, George Washington University, corresponding author)
Year2024
Volume9
Issue1
Pages99-122
Publication date2024-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Journal of Race Ethnicity and Politics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2056-6085 • E-ISSN: 2056-6085
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/rep.2023.35
OpenAlexW4389144557
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited37

How do Asian Americans think about their ethnic origin? How do ethnic identities affect political preferences? Drawing on interviews with a diverse group of Asian Americans, I provide a nuanced understanding of how they think about their ethnic origin and pan-ethnic identities. The findings reveal that ethnicity plays a significant role in shaping electoral preferences, as Asian Americans exhibit coethnicity preferences, conditional on partisanship. Moreover, I uncover several factors that have been underexplored in the existing literature, including transnational ties, news consumption, and political preferences on foreign policies related to their home country. This article provides a more comprehensive and nuanced understanding of Asian American identities by showing that the ethnic origin roots of Asian Americans can have significant influence on their political interests and candidate preferences

Asian americans · Ethnic group · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Gender Studies · Law · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Psychology · Social Psychology

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