I moved to Seattle and the number of dispensaries here is a constant test of my willpower

Nah just your local bodega

I have not studied or have worked in a position close to politics, but in my opinion, it seems that Democrats take the Asian vote for granted and automatically assume they will have it due to historical turnout. Additionally, Asians are a smaller minority group compared to other minority groups which makes adding Asian issues as a focal point to anyone's campaign not as "sexy" or popular compared to other big issues like abortion or other civil rights pertaining to other groups. Republicans at least virtue signal -- not that this is any better. It's a shame to hear Democratic leaders just continuously not give a shit about Asians. Your story is very common among Asians, especially those in NYC. My parents were and are scared shitless to take the train and have avoided the mta since covid started, luckily they can wfh otherwise they would be rightfully stressed to the moon every day. Same story for many of the older Asians I know too.

Edit: grammar

Not that I speak for all Asians, but I have a lot of Asian friends in the city and while they are younger and typically vote blue, their parents are quite often single issue voters that vote Republican/for Zeldin because they feel that Democrats don't care enough about Asians and addressing Asian hate crimes. For example, I know many parents of friends who live in south Brooklyn (bensonhurst, bay ridge, dyker heights) who've voted for Maliotakis because she has been quite vocal regarding being tough on crime, specifically Asian hate. I dont believe Republicans would be better for Asians than Democrats, but I do believe Democratic leaders continuously have shown they just don't really care. I'm just trying to give insight into how Asians in NYC think when it comes to voting, especially the older ones.