The Social Roots of Asian American Partisanship
From Political Learning to Partisan Leanings
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP USA
- Date of Publication 27 October 2025
- ISBN 9780197826577
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages272 pages
- Size 234x156x16 mm
- Weight 553 g
- Language English 657
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Short description:
This book explores how Asian Americans learn about American politics and develop partisan attitudes. Asian Americans are the fastest-growing immigrant group in the US, and are thus the focus of intense interest by both major parties. To explain the historical Asian American support for the Democratic Party and recent shifts in that trend, Tanika Raychaudhuri proposes a theory of "social transmission." She argues that Asian Americans primarily learn about American politics from peers in local contexts--so, many vote for Democrats because they settle in liberal metropolitan areas where they interact with liberal peer groups. Grounded in a range of quantitative and qualitative evidence, including in-depth interviews, national surveys of Asian Americans, and original survey experiments, Raychaudhuri's analysis presents important implications for understanding political behavior in immigrant communities and the future of American electoral politics.
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Asian Americans make up the fastest growing racial group in the United States, and, as such, their votes are of intense interest to both major political parties. Historically, this diverse, pan-ethnic constituency has shown strong support for the Democratic Party, but recent election cycles have seen an increase in Asian American votes for Republican candidates.
To make sense of this trend, The Social Roots of Asian American Partisanship presents a new theory on how Asian Americans learn about American politics and develop partisan views. In contrast to existing theories rooted in familial influence and social exclusion, Tanika Raychaudhuri advances an explanation that emphasizes the crucial role of peer influence, a process that she calls "social transmission." Asian Americans, she argues, are attuned to political cues from peers in their local communities--thus attributing historical Democratic support to their settlement in liberal metropolitan areas. Drawing on a range of quantitative and qualitative evidence, including in-depth interviews, national surveys of Asian Americans, and original survey experiments, the book tests social transmission alongside alternative explanations and, where possible, considers the extent to which these explanations apply across diverse ethnic subgroups within the Asian American community.
By tracing the roots of Asian Americans' partisan preferences and identifying a new pathway of political learning among minority groups, Raychaudhuri's analysis presents important implications for understanding political behavior in immigrant communities and the future of American electoral politics.
Table of Contents:
The Political Influence of Diverse Asian American Communities
Part I Local Context, Peer Influence, and Asian American Partisan Preferences
Social Transmission and the Partisan Influence of Peers
Local Partisan Context and Vote Choice in Asian American Communities
The Relative Partisan Influence of Peers and Family
Part II Peer Political Influence on College Campuses
Interactions with College Peers and Political Learning on Campus
Political Endorsements from Peers in Campus Social Networks
Conclusion and Implications for Asian American Political Incorporation
Interview Methodology and Houston Case Study Information (Chapter 2)
NAAS Cross-Tabulations and Additional Survey Results (Chapter 3)
OAAS Cross-Tabulations and Additional Survey Results (Chapter 4)
Additional CIRP Survey Results (Chapter 5)
Additional Experimental Results (Chapter 6)
