USC CID | Report on CA Automated Voter Registration In spring 2018, the California New Motor Voter (CNMV) program, California’s automatic voter registration, was implemented across the state. Under CNMV, applicants at the DMV must answer voter registration questions in order to complete their transaction. Voter registration proceeds automatically for all eligible applicants unless they choose to decline registration at the point of service. CNMV and online voter registration together account for the vast majority of registrations in recent years. In contrast to CNMV, which presses a registration decision only on DMV customers, online registration is available to all eligible-to-vote Californians but leaves it up to the user to take initiative. CNMV’s active approach is likely to reach more users at the periphery of the political system. To better understand the effects of CNMV, the Center for Inclusive Democracy conducted a statewide analysis of registration and voting behavior in the 2016, 2018, and 2020 general elections. We compared new registrations and reregistrations by registration method, age, and race/ethnicity to examine how CNMV has changed the voter registration landscape and whether it shows evidence of increasing voter participation, particularly among underrepresented groups. Watch the webinar on their report at this link. CIDCNMVResearchReportFINALDownload
FWD.us Education Fund | Interactive Report This report is the result of months of qualitative and quantitative research on the effect of five years of reforms, the ongoing drivers of Oklahoma’s stubbornly high incarceration rates, and the personal stories of people who have been impacted by the criminal justice system. FWD.us and its partners in Oklahoma conducted interviews and focus groups with nearly 100 practitioners, experts, advocates, and directly impacted people, reviewed dozens of written submissions from currently incarcerated people, and analyzed several years of local and state corrections data as part of this research. Please view this interactive report here.
Densho | Map of Japanese Incarceration Sites In 2005, Densho launched Sites of Shame, which immediately became one of the most visited sections of its website. But after a decade or so, due to both changes in the technology and new information about the sites, it became clear that the original website had become increasingly outdated. In 2017, Densho received a federal Japanese American Confinement Sites grant through the National Park Service to update the site. This was followed by grants from California Civil Liberties Public Education Program and the Kip Tokuda Memorial Washington Civil Liberties Public Education Program. This new version of Sites of Shame launched in 2021. The interactive map contains information, locations, and ephemera pertaining to sites of incarceration. Users can also trace the journeys of specific families. For more information on the map and data sources, visit this link. Learn more about the history of the incarceration at Densho.org
Act to Change | Data and Resources on Bullying Published by Act to Change, ADMERASIA, and NextShark, this report measures teh impact of bullying, awareness, and prevention measures in the Asian American Community. It was released on the third annual National AAPI Day Against Bullying and Hate, bringing together more than 40 cities and states, 300 community organizations, and dozens of elected officials to stand against bullying and hate in the AAPI community. Included are recommendations and resource for families on what to do when their child is bullied. Data was collected from over 300 Asian Americans on their experiences with bullying and reporting it to an adult. Click on this link to learn more at their website, and to access an anti-bullying fridge page as well as downloadable graphics, qualitative and quantitative snapshots, and recommendations. 20210506-Asian-American-Bullying-Report-v5_A.pptx
NC State | Historical Timeline of Asian Americans North Carolina State University Library has a publicly available historical timeline of Asian & Asian American Community in the state from as early as the 1890s, when the first international student was enrolled at the school. The timeline, along with photographs and other digitized materials, can be viewed on the website at this link.
Rising Voices | Lessons from In-Language Digital Organizing In 2019, Rising Voices of Asian American Families saw the need to build out organizing capacity for APIA in Michigan. They also knew AAPI communities were often overlooked by national campaigns with little attention given around the language divide between these campaigns and mainstream electoral messaging. Through the Digital Innovation Fund, Rising Voices of Asian American Families received a $55,000 grant, and digital strategy coaching to support their digital organizing experiments. This piece by Marium Navid on behalf of the Cooperative Impact Lab details Rising Voice’s accomplishments and lessons learned in their pursuit of answering two key questions: Does translating GOTV materials to other languages increase turn out rates? How much in language work is required to make an impact in engaging with AAPI communities?
AAC | Southeastern US Asian American Profiles The Asian American Center and Carolina Demography conducted a landmark collaborative study of the Asian American and Pacific Islander population in the Southeast. Disaggregated data, especially of AAPI groups, is one of the most important issues for properly addressing disparities and inequities. The results, which are shared as one-pagers, offer information on demographics such as race, income, and citizenship status for: A Nationwide Benchmark The Southeastern U.S. (states specified) North Carolina and four NC metro areas with high Asian American populations: Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Durham-Chapel Hill and Raleigh-Cary Greensboro-High Point and Winston-Salem Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton To learn more about this work, use of this data, and how to properly attribute credit, visit the AAC website.
UCLA & AAPI Data | The Post-Pandemic Agenda for Community Well-being among AANHPI in CA The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (AA and NHPIs) in many ways — through economic hardship, negative health outcomes, and rising incidents of hate and violence. The pandemic also exposed fissures and challenges facing Asian Americans and NHPIs that were already deep-rooted in California. This report, which builds upon an earlier report released in June 2022, aims to identify any changes in accessing services before and after the onset of COVID in 2019 and 2021, respectively, and to take a closer look at the challenges that AA and NHPI communities face in the post-COVID period, including anxieties associated with gun violence and experiences with hate and discrimination. Authors examine data from the 2019 and 2021 1-year American Community Survey Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) and the 2018-2021 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), including a 15-minute follow-on survey for 2021 CHIS AAPI respondents to identify trends in social service utilization and gaps in accessing health, mental health, and social services for AA and NHPI communities in California. View the a summary of the report’s major findings and the report in its entirety at this link.
CMSI | Report on Representation and Documentary Filmmaking The Lens Reflected is an independent research project of the Center for Media & Social Impact (CMSI), under the Center’s Documentary Power Research Institute. It specifically examines race, gender, and topics in documentary films between 2014 and 2020. Under the direction of Principal Investigator Caty Borum and Lead Researcher Paula Weissman, the CMSI research team for this study included David Conrad-Pérez, Aras Coskuntuncel, Kimberly Reason, L Cedeño Miller, and Natacha Yazbeckl. CMSI’s Varsha Ramani served as operations director and publication manager. Olivia Klaus created the report design. The study was shaped and facilitated in collaboration with Sonya Childress (Co-Director, Color Congress) and Ani Mercedes (Founder/CEO, Looky Looky Pictures). Read the report below. CMSI_LensReflected_final.12.1-1Download
Define American & USC | Report on Immigrant Representation on Television Define American, with USC Norman Lear Center’s Media Impact Project, presents the third television impact study: Change the Narrative, Change the World: The Power of Immigrant Representation on Television. Define American looked at the portrayal of immigrant characters on 79 scripted television shows that aired between July 2020 and June 2022 and surveyed viewers on how four immigration storylines shaped their attitudes toward immigrants in the real world. The findings? Immigrant representation on television has shifted in important ways — both positive and negative — since 2020. Read the report here or below. ENT-Report-Final-2022Download