Why are Asian Americans Democrats?

[Badger]

I found a poll conducted by the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF), which states that Obama carried Asian Americans with 77% in 2012 (slightly different from CNN).
http://aaldef.org/press-releases/press-release/new-findings-reveal-south-asian-voters-among-strongest-supportors-of-democrats.html

According to this, South Asians were the most Democratic.

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In addition...
http://aaldef.org/press-releases/press-release/new-findings-asian-american-vote-in-2012-varied-widely-by-ethnic-group-and-geographic-location.html

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Interesting that Obama won so overwhelmingly among those from the subcontinent.

Less than 10% of Asians under 30 voted for Romney according to the latter link. Ye gods....

[Badger]

I found a poll conducted by the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF), which states that Obama carried Asian Americans with 77% in 2012 (slightly different from CNN).
http://aaldef.org/press-releases/press-release/new-findings-reveal-south-asian-voters-among-strongest-supportors-of-democrats.html

According to this, South Asians were the most Democratic.

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In addition...
http://aaldef.org/press-releases/press-release/new-findings-asian-american-vote-in-2012-varied-widely-by-ethnic-group-and-geographic-location.html

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Interesting that Obama won so overwhelmingly among those from the subcontinent.

Less than 10% of Asians under 30 voted for Romney according to the latter link. Ye gods....

I wouldn't trust that poll. Bangladeshis making up more of the electorate than Koreans? About the same as Indians? I don't think so.

Yeah, I'm sure there's some small subsample serious MoE at play, but even then at best does that mean Republicans won maybe a fifth of the young Asian vote? A fourth? The rosiest interpretation is still bleak.

Are the national Asian vote numbers here markedly different than other 2012 exit polls? I realize those results could easily be inaccurate also, as Asians were a nominal fraction of the vote in many states, while in others they were heavily concentrated in particular cities and neighborhoods, and thus either way hard to accurately exit poll. But it's the best comparison we have.