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Product Description The impact of the 2004 elections on Asian Americans, the struggles of Native Hawaiians after the elections and the changing face of politics in Texas are examined in the 2005-06 National Asian Pacific American Political Almanac. The almanac also documents the continuously growing numbers of Asian Pacific American elected and major appointed officials. It includes a listing of more than 2,000 Asian Pacific American elected and major appointed officials at the federal, state and local levels for more than 35 different states from Hawaii to Connecticut, as well as the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam and the Mariana Islands. The UCLA Asian American Studies Center and the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies compiled the 12th Edition of the almanac. The publication is intended to provide the most comprehensive and up-to-date compilation of practical information, empirical research and policy perspectives on the electoral involvement of the nation's Asian Pacific American population in American politics. Since its initial publication in 1976, the almanac has been an indispensable reference guide for students, community leaders, elected officials, researchers, journalists and others interested in the growing presence of Asian Pacific Americans in electoral politics. The almanac has over 200 pages of: Political directory of over 2000 Asian American and Pacific Islander elected and major appointed officials in 37 states, District of Columbia, America Samoa, Guam, and the Mariana Islands; Exit poll data and analysis of how Asian Pacific Americans voted in the 2004 presidential election; Latest census information on the Asian Pacific American population Listing of major national and local Asian Pacific American political and civil rights groups; APIAVote! Executive Summary and Findings of Asian American political mobilization in key states during the 2004 Elections; Special tribute to the late Congressional leader