THE MISSION of the Commission on Asian and Pacific Islander American Affairs is to elevate the political, economic, and social issues of Asians and Pacific Islanders by contributing to and strengthening how state government addresses the needs, issues, and concerns of the diverse and complex Asian and Pacific Islander American communities.

Public policy, immigration, race, public opinion. Click photo for high-res image. Karthick Ramakrishnan is associate dean of the UC Riverside School of Public Policy, and professor of public policy and political science. He is founder and director of the Center for Social Innovation. Ramakrishnan is also a Board Member of The California Endowment. Chair of the California Commission on APIA Affairs. And is founder of AAPIData.

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Big Data, Race and Ethnicity, Political Participation. student in Political Science at the University of California Riverside.