The emergence of Asian American electoral politics

    Marching into Mainstream Electoral Politics: Opportunities, Successes, and Limitations What accounts for the emergence of Asian American electoral politics? When and where? Who are the Asian American voters? What explains their voting behavior as a whole? How and why do Asian-influence suburbs matter? Why Asian American candidates often struggle? What explains the extraordinary voting rates Hmong Americans and their success of electing women to public offices? What is the theory of social voting? What is toggling? How did Gary Locke win in 1996? What limitations may Asian Americans face in the American two-party system?