A coalition of Asian American and Pacific Islander organizations released a multilingual voter guide Thursday and urged community members to make plans to cast their ballots in the Nov. 3 general election.
AAPI Equity Alliance, a coalition of more than 50 community-based organizations serving approximately 1.6 million Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Los Angeles County, said the guide is intended to help voters understand statewide propositions and local ballot measures.
The guide is available in English and 12 Asian-language versions, including simplified and traditional Chinese, Hindi, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Nepali, Punjabi, Tagalog, Thai, Urdu and Vietnamese.
“Voting early is our first line of defense,” said Manjusha P. Kulkarni, executive director of AAPI Equity Alliance.
“With threats around immigration enforcement and other election interference, we want AAPI voters to understand what’s at stake and simplify confusing terminology, in the languages they speak, to make informed decisions when they cast their vote, whether by mail or in person. Our goal is to provide facts and information and make voting more accessible in these urgent times.”