How the Voting Rights Act ruling threatens Asian American political power

The decision is expected to hit hardest in the South, where AAPI populations are growing fastest.

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The Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision narrowing the Voting Rights Act lands as Asian Americans, the nation’s fastest-growing racial group, are only beginning to build the geographic concentration needed to elect representatives of their choice.

A rising bloc

The country’s Asian population, including those who identify as multiracial, reached ne…