"WASHINGTON — As Joe Biden gets closer to announcing his vice presidential pick, pressure has intensified to pick a woman of color. In the aftermath of the nationwide Black Lives Matter protests, most of the attention has been focused on a handful of Black women.

Two of those on his short list stand out for a different reason: Both are part of the Asian American community. Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois is Thai American, and Sen. Kamala Harris of California, who is Black, is also Indian American.

Both parties have largely overlooked the impact of the Asian American vote, but it could be significant in 2020...

Asian American voters have historically turned out to vote at lower rates than other racial groups. But both Democrats and Republicans have histories of failing to engage with Asian American voters, even though they are the fastest-growing minority group in the country.

In a poll from AAPI Data in 2018, roughly 50 percent of Asian Americans said they had not been contacted by the Democratic Party; the number rises closer to 60 percent for being contacted by Republicans.

It's a community under a wide umbrella of cultures, languages and political beliefs, so voter turnout would benefit both parties. The Vietnamese American community has a longer history of voting Republican and leans more red compared to Indian, Chinese and Japanese Americans, for instance."

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