from the general population of NSW through the Medicare Australia database and were mailed an invitation to participate, an information leaflet, the study questionnaire, a consent form, and a prepaid reply envelope. Participants joined the study by completing the sex-specific questionnaire and the consent form and mailing them back to the study coordinating center. The final working sample size of the 45 and Up Study corresponded to 11% of the entire NSW population in the target age group. The estimated response rate to the mailed invitations was around 18%, though the exact participation rate could be higher as some individuals may not have received the invitations because of incorrect address or other reasons \[[@pmed.1001917.ref019],[@pmed.1001917.ref020]\]. This study was approved by the NSW Population and Health Services Research Ethics CommitteeAfter tech entrepreneur Andrew Yang ended his Democratic presidential campaign on Tuesday night, many experts said his run was a culturally significant moment for Asian Americans.

Yang, who made history as the first Asian American man to run for president as a Democrat, dropped out after a poor performance in the New Hampshire primary. While Yang largely shied away from “identity politics,” claiming it was divisive, his heritage was a frequent topic of conversation on the campaign trail, particularly given the underrepresentation of Asian Americans in politics.

“The Yang campaign is significant even if it's over,” Anthony Ocampo, a sociologist who focuses on race, immigration and LGBTQ issues, told NBC News. “The optics of an Asian American candidate commanding such widespread support, both in rallies and on social media, signals