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Democratic Asian Americans of Virginia

About Us

Democratic Asian Americans of Virginia (DAAV) is the Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders caucus of the Democratic Party of Virginia (DPVA). We are proud of the diversity and our impact on our community.

Our Mission

DAAV's mission is to promote the interests of the Asian Americans in support of the Democratic Party. Our activities include voter registration, education, outreach, recruitment of members of local Democratic committees and endorsement of candidates for political office.

EDUCATE

We educate voters the importance of getting involved in the political process.

ENGAGE

DAAV team works to make a difference in the civic life of one's community and developing the combination of knowledge, skills, values and motivation to make that difference. We participate in festivals to educate our community members.

ELECT

GOTV: Get-Out-the-Vote is one of our crucial missions in mobilizing the community to vote. We work by canvassing and phone banking for many of our VA candidates.

IN THE NEWS

What the Media Say

"Doing some of the basic political outreach that for too long has skipped over Asian Americans (Last year, for example, DAAV threw a celebration Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights, for now-Gov. Ralph Northam to lead."

New York Times, April 5, 2018