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The enduring relationship between Democrats and the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community results from a long history of shared values and respect for community and individual opportunity. AAPI Americans are among the fastest-growing demographic groups in the country, with more than 13 million citizens nationwide. Democrats are united with the AAPI community to improve our schools, spur job creation and economic growth, and ensure that everyone can participate equally in our society.

During his campaign for president, many Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders recognized Barack Obama’s uniquely personal understanding of issues important to the AAPI community. Born in Hawaii, the President also spent time growing up in Indonesia—experiences that contributed to his deep-rooted Democratic values of pluralism, hard work, family, spirituality, education, and security.

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    During a Gotta Vote bus tour stop at the Schofield Oriental Market, a grocery store and gathering place for the Hmong community in Wausau, Thomas, OFA's Hmong vote director, says his community—more than 50,000 strong in Wisconsin—stands with President Obama.

    During a Gotta Vote bus tour stop at the Schofield Oriental Market, a grocery store and gathering place for the Hmong community in Wausau, Thomas, OFA's Hmong vote director, says his community—more than 50,000 strong in Wisconsin—stands with President Obama.

    "We are very supportive of the President," says Thomas. "We are the middle class and the lower class, and what the President has done for the last four years has greatly benefited the community. We need him to continue."

    Like so many others we've met on the Gotta Vote bus, Lee says the Affordable Care Act has had a major impact on his family. "I have three kids who have graduated from high school and went on to college, and now my health insurance does cover my children. That has been very good for my family."

    So Lee has been doing his part to get out the vote across the state, educating Hmong Americans about voter registration and early voting and recruiting members of the community to volunteer at the local field office—whatever it takes for Wisconsin to be blue on November 6.

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President Obama hosts 19th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit
November 13, 2011
President Obama flew to his hometown of Honolulu, Hawaii, to host 20 other Asia-Pacific countries. Under his chairmanship, leaders agreed on measures to increase and expand economic growth, job creation, and trade and investment in the region.
POTUS meeting with Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus
September 27, 2011
The President met with members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) for the first time. Together, they discussed health disparities and the positive impact of the Affordable Care Act.