The Arlington Young Democrats have established a new Asian-American caucus. Yilin Zhang

The Arlington Young Democrats have established a new Asian-American caucus. Yilin Zhang and Christopher Der will co-chair it.

At a kickoff event held May 25 in Pentagon City, special guests included Wuiping Yap, director of the Asia Heritage Foundations, and Rose Chu, treasurer of Democratic Asian Americans of Virginia.

The Asian-American caucus joins Young Democrat caucuses related to the African-American, Latino, faith, LGBT, women’s, environmental and disabilities communities.