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Former Vice President Joe Biden shakes hands with Sen. Kamala Harris before the second of two Democratic presidential primary debates hosted by CNN, July 31, 2019 in Detroit. Photo by Paul Sancya, AP Photo

Asian American and Pacific Islanders are ready to lead

by Guest Commentary December 21, 2020December 21, 2020

Asian American and Pacific Islanders have been notably absent from discussions for Cabinet appointments and in Gov. Newsom’s upcoming appointments.

A voter exits a polling place in the West Adams neighborhood of Los Angeles on Nov. 3, 2020. Photo by Tash Kimmell for CalMatters.

Poor and diverse voters fuel California’s record ballots cast

by Phillip Reese and Lewis Griswold December 10, 2020December 10, 2020

Breanne Yee, 19, a third year student at Cal State Long Beach studying political science, sits for a portrait at the Sunset District library near her parents’ home in San Francisco on Oct. 28, 2020. Yee, who grew up in the Sunset District, spent much of her childhood studying at the library and considers it almost like a second home. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Challenging the model minority myth: Asian-American students divided over affirmative action

by Janelle Marie Salanga October 28, 2020October 29, 2020

The polling place at San Francisco City Hall on Super Tuesday 2020. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Need a translator to vote? Amid pandemic, California is trying to help

by Michael Lozano October 28, 2020November 2, 2020

Royce Hall on the UCLA campus. Photo by Prayitno Photography via Flickr

California’s gone without higher ed affirmative action since 1996. Black enrollment at top UCs never recovered.

by Felicia Mello July 9, 2018June 23, 2020