Let's to start with what Asian Americans care most. There are certain fundamental values which should appeal to voters regardless their party affiliation or ethinicity.  
 
Asian Americans in general and Chinese Americans in particular put a premium on children's education. They want their kids to be the best and brightest, to be able to compete on the world stage with kids not only in Europe and the Americas but also kids in Taiwan, Kong Kong and China. They want their kids to be able to enroll in the Gifted and Talented Program in New York City if the kids' grades are good enough. After all, it is every Asian American family's dream that their kid can get into a reputable college and get prepared for success in a changing and competitive modern society. 


So we need to ask the questiion, does your candidate support such parents' choice in children's education? Or does the candidate promote teaching Critical Race Theory at schools? 


Asian Americans value public safety in their area, especially after the incidents where Asians were attacked in New York City. Regardless of race, every family wants to have safety, especially for women and children.


Crime not only harms people's safety and state of mind, but also their property values. Safe residential areas with low crime rates tend to increase in value whereas properties in crime-ridden areas tend to lag in appreciation. Chinese Americans are known to be buyers of premium  properties. They certainly hope to see their investments not to be reduced in value because of crimes. 


Is your political candidate pro-police? Does your candidate want to defund the police while using private security for herself? Is the candidate for loose bail for criminal defendants?


For those Asian Americans with prior experience in a country of dictatorship or a once-free-city-turned-into-dictatorship like Hong Kong, individual freedom and the right of free expression in the U.S. are so precious because they actually lived in an environment where they were deprived of such freedom and rights. These people know what it is like not being able to freely express their thoughts, feelings and opinions. Some feel the pain of the loss of private property or being incarcerated because they wanted free elections of local officials. They know the misery of not being able to elect representatives who stand for their interests but having to cope with corrupt local officials who behave like bandits.


They treasure the freedom America provides for them to freely express themselves, make a living with dignity and to pursue their happiness without a party-controlled police monitoring every movement. 


The above should clarify some fundamental values, which motivate Asians to exercise their rights and participate in local elections.