Elijah Cummings: “He recommitted to making sure that we do those things that we are talking about so that we could be more effective and…”

That year, Bayou La Batre did elect its first Asian-American city council member.

And I don't give a damn how you look at it; there are efforts to stop people from voting. That is not right. This is not Russia. This is the United States of America.

Asian Americans are becoming more politically visible, and our numbers are showing that.

It is only recently in the last 50 years or so that many of these laws have changed.