Empowering AAPI Voices in Central Florida
Join us in our mission to engage, educate, and empower the Asian American Pacific Islander community through active voter participation and advocacy.Join us in our mission to engage, educate, and empower the Asian American Pacific Islander community through active voter participation and advocacy.
The Florida Primary is August 18th
Here are some of the other important dates to add to your calender:
Thu, Aug 6
by 5 p.m
Last day to ask for a vote-by-mail ballot.
Requests do not carry over from past elections. If you have not asked since 2024, ask again.
Aug 8–15
Early voting deadline. Some counties add extra days. Check with your county Supervisor of Elections.
Tue, Aug 18
Election Day. Polls open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mail ballots must arrive at your Supervisor of Elections office by 7 p.m. A postmark does not count.
Connecting The Dots
The Power of One: How Lake Nona Can Spark Millions of Acts of Kindness
PUBLISHED in the June 2026 issue of Nonahood News Six years ago, my life completely changed when my kidneys failed. For over two years, I was on dialysis three times a week—hooked up to a machine, waiting, and running on empty. Then, on September 23, 2023, a phone…
Democracy Is Not a Spectator Sport
Key Takeaways
1. Our democracy is younger than we think. America did not become a truly inclusive democracy until the Voting Rights Act of 1965; and it only moves forward when citizens actively push it.
2. Ordinary citizens built what we have. The women who won the vote in 1920 and the marchers who won the Voting Rights Act in 1965 were not elected officials. They showed up when it was hard. That is the model.
3. Showing up is specific and doable. Vote in every election — not just presidential ones. Know who represents you. Walk into one public meeting. Three minutes at a microphone is worth a thousand social media posts.
It’s Time to Break Our $39 Trillion Silence
By Kamalakar (Kam) Shenai PUBLISHED on 6/29/2026; League of Women Voters Orange Coubnty Everything costs more than it used to. Groceries. Rent. Car insurance. A trip to the doctor. We all feel it, and we talk about it all the time. But there is one cost nobody puts on…
Key Initiatives
Voter Registration Drives
We organize voter registration drives to ensure every eligible AAPI member is registered and ready to vote.
Candidate Forums
Our candidate forums provide a platform for political candidates to present their policies and engage with the AAPI community.
Educational Workshops
We conduct workshops to educate the AAPI community on the importance of voting and how to make informed decisions at the polls.
Florida AAPI by the numbers
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Population Size: 1,027,028
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Eligible Voters: 637,081
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Population Growth since 2014: 48.44%
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County with Highest AAPI population: Orange County
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Largest AAPI ethnic groups: Asian Indians, Filipino, Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean, Japanese
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Voting age population: Aged 50+ 43.82%; Aged 18-29 yrs 20.48%