AAPI Nexus: Special Issue on AAPIs 2040 14:2 (Fall 2016)

The 2016 presidential election exposed a fundamental flaw in the ability to project into the future. In a contentious election season, we have witnessed how the unexpected can disrupt scientifically based forecasts and demographic projections, and pose a serious challenge to the development of an Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) population trajectory through the year 2040.

This election cycle has taught us a lesson about expecting uncertainty, it has also revealed harsh realities that we, as a community and a nation, can and must address. Given the potential power of uncertainty, we must transform how AAPIs prepare for the future by embracing a broader agenda and by anticipating a degree of unpredictability in the projections. Given the deep divisions, we must examine our position in these struggles and consider the role of AAPIs in shaping a vision of America that reflects the noblest values.

The uncertainty has direct bearing on the goal of Nexus’ 2040 Special Issue (published in two parts), which is to develop a vision for the future based on an anticipated high population growth rate. For example, immigration was a central theme during the presidential election, and it will carry over into the next administration. New legislation, policies, and programs can have massive impacts, which can affect population projections.

Editors: Paul Ong, Elena Ong, S. Floyd Mori, Alycia Cheng, and Melany De La Cruz-Viesca

Authors: Richard Calvin Chang, Jennifer Chou, Glenn D. Magpantay, Navdeep Singh, Daniel M. Mayeda, Bill Imada, Andrew Ho, Michelle G. Magalong, Linda Trinh Vo, Alycia Cheng and more.

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Read the Editors’ Note: Asian American Pacific Islanders 2040: Creating the Future in an Uncertain, Unpredictable World

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