Asian-American Voters Growing in Influence

As I was scanning the "Top Stories" of Yahoo News just now, this article caught my eye.

The article, in short, is about the rising importance of the Asian-American vote. What I found more interestingly is the comment about the collectivist nature of Asian societies, how Asians in general simply aren't used to expressing interest and exerting power in politics.

I feel like this comment deserves a closer analysis. More specifically, shouldn't we consider two separate demographics of Asian-Americans: those who immigrated as adults, and those who were born and/or raised here? It's an interesting question of how values are transferred (whether mostly through families or the environment), and it also carries implications about what politicians should focus on, if they choose to go after the "Asian" vote.

-Allen