New Delhi, April 16 -- The launch of the AAPI Victory Alliance on April 11, 2021 is the culmination of years of hard work. More particularly, it follows on the heels of the massive outreach effort to Asian Americans in the immediate past 2020 elections, and the attendant rise in visibility of this multicultural community composed of varied ancestries, and vastly differing socio-economic indicators.

For organizers, the launch of AAPI VA is meant to put them not just at the table but at the 'head' of the table. The warning coined by some leading Asian American, "It's better to be at the table rather than on the menu" is almost old school now.

The 2020 Presidential elections saw a spurt in Indian American and various Asian American organiz...