`` says Curtis Chin , board president of Asian Pacific Americans for Progress . Asian Pacific Institute for Congressional Studies monitors elections . It says 30 Asian-Americans launched congressional bids in 2012 vs. 10 hopefuls in 2010 . TL;DR The number of Asian-American candidates running to represent California's 49th District has more than doubled since the last time a Democrat won there, according to an analysis by the nonpartisan institute. ` It 's a great step forward '' Asian-Americans are among the fastest-growing groups in the U.S .
Asian Pacific Institute for Congressional Studies monitors elections . It says 30 Asian-Americans launched congressional bids in 2012 vs. 10 hopefuls in 2010 . TL;DR The number of Asian-American candidates running to represent California's 49th District has more than doubled since the last time a Democrat won there, according to an analysis by the nonpartisan institute. ` It 's a great step forward '' Asian-Americans are among the fastest-growing groups in the U.S .