Vietnamese voters in Orange County trace clout to a homespun election tradition

Vietnamese voters in Orange County trace clout to a homespun election tradition
- October 29, 2024
- Louis DeSipio, Chicano/Latino studies and poli sci, Los Angeles Times, Oct. 29, 2024
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“It’s an age-old method, but it was one that was refined by the Vietnamese community because of the language issue,” said Louis DeSipio, a political science professor at UC Irvine. “It was a resource for the community that was not necessarily candidate-driven — it was community-driven.”
For the full story, please visit https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2024-10-29/la-na-pol-vietnamese-voters-orange-county.
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