Only 47 Asian American and Pacific Islander women are among the 7,383 state legislators across the country, and only 10 are among the 535 members of Congress.
But this year, a record number of AAPI women Democrats are running for Congress.
Author: Sayu Bhojwani
Sayu Bhojwani is a democracy activist and author of People Like Us: The New Wave of Candidates Knocking at Democracy’s Door.