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Breaking barriers, building futures
January 5, 2026
Two thousand and seventeen is the total number of individuals who have ever served in the U.S. Senate in history, and only ten of them have been Asian American and Pacific Islander. Throughout nearly 250 years of American “democracy,” in a branch of government that claims to represent every corner of this country, the voices of Asian American communities have barely ever been heard. Ten out of 2,017. It’s not just a statistic. It’s a story of exclusion, resilience, and a fight that’s far from over.
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