57% Of Asian-Americans Oppose Prop 8

Encouraging:

Asian-Americans in California overwhelmingly oppose a ballot measure that would ban gay marriage in the state, according to a groundbreaking survey released Wednesday. The poll found that 57 percent of Asian-Americans likely to vote in the Nov. 4 election oppose Proposition 8, which would reverse May's California Supreme Court ruling that gave gay and lesbian couples the right to marry. Only 32 percent planned to vote yes. Eleven percent were undecided.

Nearly 1,900 Asian-Americans in the state were interviewed by telephone in eight languages from Aug. 18 to Sept. 26. The survey was the largest scientific poll of Asian-American voters ever done — both nationally and in California. "This is a really significant poll,'' said Mark DiCamillo, director of the San Francisco-based Field Poll, who noted that few pollsters can afford to do interviews in so many languages. "I'm sure I'll keep a copy of it for the next five years.''

Here's the complete poll (PDF) which ask questions on wide-ranging number of political topics.