“Interestingly enough, the only Asians I really know around here (southwest suburban Cook County) are Filipinos, and they seem to lean Republican”
Perhaps the ethnic voters I know aren't reflective of voters nationally, but the only asians I ever see in town are elderly Filipinos who go to my parents church. There's a large group of them, these people are in their 60s, 70s, and 80s, have been married for 40 years, the men served in the military, and they're all "pray the rosary to stop Obamacare and the sin of abortion" types.
On the other hand, most the Hispanics I see around town are second generation Mexican-American, mostly young... teens - 30s. Many of them are single moms with multiple kids by the time they're 30. They think Obamacare is awesome and post on facebook every year about how freakin' wonderful the Chicago gay pride parade is (why any straight Mexican women want to see men prance around in pink tights and kiss each other is beyond me). If they're "devout Catholics" and "social conservatives", I'm the easter bunny.
Just an observation from my local community.