Five candidates have already announced a run for the 43rd Council District, the city’s newest Asian-majority City Council district. All are of Asian descent and they're framing their campaigns around addressing public safety and education.
“Educational discrimination is a common topic in the Asian community,” Chu said. “Feeling like the school system – from K to 12 through college – is just a system that has put us at a disadvantage.”
“But there are so many that are living in poverty, and have the highest poverty rate of any racial group,” he said.One of the largest obstacles for candidates running for the 43rd Council District seat will be getting people to the polls. Chu cited low registration numbers and the prevalence of non-U.S. citizens who can’t vote in the upcoming election. While 77.9% of the district's residents can vote, 38,956 of the adults who live there aren’t citizens, according to CUNY data.
“A lot of the immigrants in this area come from China, where they are just not used to voting and having a meaningful voice,” Chu said. “I think there is just a cultural reluctance to participate.”according to the Asian American FederationJo-Ann Yoo, the organization’s executive director, said elected officials will need to work even harder to engage with these New Yorkers.
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