Healthcare

President Biden committed to making prescription drug prices affordable for all, and used the high cost of insulin as an example of how the recent Inflation Reduction Act will guarantee more affordable drug prices through Medicare. Given the unfortunate reality that South Asians are at a disproportionately higher risk for diabetes, President Biden addressed a condition that South Asians, sadly, are often all too familiar with, and introduced policies directly benefiting thousands of South Asians.

Education

The cultural importance that our community places on education translates to the ballot box, with 82% of Asian Americans considering education extremely important or very important, according to AAPI Data. President Biden emphasized the importance of access to pre-school and early education, stating “Any nation that out educates us, out competes us.”

In my mind, the President was able to address these issues and others that matter to so many South Asians because of the Biden-Harris administration’s commitment to diverse representation in its ranks.

Because they have successfully brought stakeholders from different communities to the table, I firmly believe that this allowed our community to feel seen and heard. In fact, this is one of the tenets of the work that we are doing at South Asians for America. By mobilizing our community to vote and increasing the number of South Asians serving in public office across the nation, we are ensuring that our community’s interests are represented in the national discourse.

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