Plasma isoflavone levels versus self-reported soy isoflavone levels in Asian-American women in Los Angeles County

Chapter 6 presents a case study of Asian American and Latina/o candidate emergence in Los Angeles County. The county is defined by large immigrant populations, strong coalitions of racial minorities who are Democrats, unions active in electoral politics, and an effective Latina/o political infrastructure focused on candidate development and support. Yet here, as in the rest of the country, white men’s choices about where and when to run appear relatively unconstrained while women and men from other racial groups are largely focused on running in a small number of select seats. The chapter offers new data on patterns of descriptive representation among white, African American and Asian American women and men, and Latina/os in Los Angeles County for the past two decades. The chapter also uses interviews to detail how Latinas, Latinos, and Asian American women are positioned in the political context and coalition politics of the county.

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Alcohol and breast cancer risk among Asian-American women in Los Angeles County

Breast Cancer Research ◽

10.1186/bcr3363 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 14 (6) ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Anna H Wu ◽

Cheryl Vigen ◽

Pedram Razavi ◽

Chiu-Chen Tseng ◽

Frank Z Stancyzk

Keyword(s):

Breast Cancer ◽

Los Angeles ◽

Breast Cancer Risk ◽

Cancer Risk ◽

Asian American ◽

Los Angeles County ◽

Asian American Women ◽

American Women

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“She Came out of Nowhere”

Nowhere to Run ◽

10.1093/oso/9780197538937.003.0007 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 139-166

Author(s):

Christian Dyogi Phillips

Keyword(s):

Los Angeles ◽

Ethnic Groups ◽

Asian Americans ◽

Asian American ◽

Los Angeles County ◽

Asian American Women ◽

Internal Dynamics ◽

Women Candidates ◽

Candidate Emergence

Chapter 7 shifts the case study of Los Angeles to group-level contexts and examines race-gendered processes of candidate development and emergence among Latina/o and Asian American political elites. Latina/os and Asian Americans as pan-ethnic groups occupy distinct positions within the electoral context of Los Angeles County. The chapter uses original qualitative data and interviews to show that the pressures associated with those positions interact with and shape the internal dynamics of candidate development within those communities in distinct ways. Latina/os’ informal but highly organized candidate emergence systems often actively exclude Latinas and limit their access to electoral opportunities that are otherwise available to Latinos. Asian Americans’ lack of political infrastructure contributes to an “entrepreneurial” field of candidates and a dearth of resources to facilitate the emergence of potential Asian American women candidates, in an electoral context marked by a high cost of entry.

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