my name is john c. yang, i am the president and executive director of asian-americans advancing justice, our mission is to advance the rights of asian-americans and promote and build a just society for all. we are part of a national affiliation with five other partners in atlanta, chicago, san francisco and los angeles. we joined the amicus brief this morning as part of the effort to establish reasonable standards for redistricting and to oppose extreme partisan gerrymandering. the reason we did this is quite simple. it is because communities of color have much to lose with the gerrymandering that is happening right now. asian-americans represent the fastest growing population in the united states right now. over the past seven years, one-quarter of our population growth in the u.s. is based on asian-americans. now, unfortunately, our representation in federal legislatures and state legislaturings does not reflect -- legislatures does not reflect our current demographics. and unfortunately, this is true of m

join me in welcoming the president and executive director of asian americans advancing justice, john c. yang. [applause] john: good morning, everyone. my name is john c. yang. i am the president and executive director of asian americans advancing justice. our mission is to advance the civil and human rights of asian americans and to promote and build a fair and just society for all. we are part of a national affiliation with five other partners in atlanta, chicago, san francisco and los angeles. we joined an amicus brief of this morning as part of an effort to establish reasonable standards for redistricting and oppose gerrymandering. we did this because community of color have much to lose with the gerrymandering that is happening right now. asian-americans represent the fastest-growing population in the united states right now. over the past seven years, one quarter of the population growth in the u.s. is based on asian americans. unfortunately, our representation in federal legislatures and state legislatures does not reflect our current demographics. unfortunately, this is true of many,