“We are here to demand that we have equal voice in all of the districts and that our voices are compacted, aren’t watered down so that we can maximize our participation in how to build the city back the right way,” advocate John Park said.
Elizabeth OuYang of the Asian Pacific American VOICE Redistricting Task Force addresses a gathering outside City Hall in Manhattan.Elizabeth OuYang of the Asian Pacific American VOICE Redistricting Task Force addresses a gathering outside City Hall in Manhattan.
“We are here to demand that we have equal voice in all of the districts and that our voices are compacted, aren’t watered down so that we can maximize our participation in how to build the city back the right way,” said John Park, the executive director of the MinKwon Center, a Queens-based advocacy group that champions civic engagement within the Asian community.
Those numbers can translate into increased representation on the Council, advocates said, if the lines are reshaped to allow one single Asian community to fall under one Council district. As it stands, some Asian communities across the city are split into several Council districts, effectively diluting their power. That’s most notable in the neighborhood of Sunset Park, which is broken up into three districts.
“If we’re going to stay divided up like this it will be less likely for all the elected officials to interact closely [with] communities,” Huang said in remarks.
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