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By Josephine Liang Making up around 5% of the nation’s whole population, and growing at a rate of 46% from 2000 to 2010, Asian Americans are a significant slice of the American pie. In the 2012 election, 73% Asian Americans cast their votes for the re-election of president Obama, which is the highest percentage ever for any candidate. However, as …

By Daphne Domingo   The state of Hawaii overwhelmingly voted for Congresswoman Mazie Hirono (D-HI) to take over the U.S. Senate seat vacated by longtime Senator Daniel Akaka. Hirono, who has represented Hawaii’s 2nd congressional district since 2007, now becomes the nation’s first Asian American female senator, the first Japanese-born senator and first Buddhist senator. At the APAI reception November 29, …