Neil G. Ruiz | Pew Research Center https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/neil-g-ruiz/ Nonpartisan, nonadvocacy, public opinion polling and data-driven social science research Thu, 21 Sep 2023 14:43:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.1 https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/favicon_128x128.png?w=32 Neil G. Ruiz | Pew Research Center https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/neil-g-ruiz/ 32 32 151703594 Among Asian Americans, U.S.-born children of immigrants are most likely to have hidden part of their heritage https://www.pewresearch.org/?stub=among-asian-americans-us-born-children-of-immigrants-are-most-likely-to-have-hidden-part-of-their-heritage Mon, 11 Sep 2023 16:01:14 +0000 https://www.pewresearch.org/?post_type=stub&p=434638 32% of U.S.-born Asian adults have hidden a part of their heritage, compared with 15% of immigrants.

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]]> 434638 Most Asian Americans View Their Ancestral Homelands Favorably, Except Chinese Americans https://www.pewresearch.org/?stub=most-asian-americans-view-their-ancestral-homelands-favorably-except-chinese-americans Wed, 19 Jul 2023 13:56:47 +0000 https://www.pewresearch.org/?p=432542 Around three-quarters of Asian Americans (78%) have a favorable view of the United States. Majorities of Filipino, Indian, Japanese, Korean, Taiwanese and Vietnamese adults in the U.S. have a favorable view of their own ancestral homeland. By contrast, fewer than half of Chinese Americans say they have a favorable opinion of China.

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]]> 432542 Asian Americans Hold Mixed Views Around Affirmative Action https://www.pewresearch.org/?stub=asian-americans-hold-mixed-views-around-affirmative-action Thu, 08 Jun 2023 16:58:16 +0000 https://www.pewresearch.org/?p=430726 About half of Asian adults who have heard of affirmative action (53%) say it is a good thing, 19% say it is a bad thing, and 27% say they don’t know whether it is good or bad. However, about three-quarters of all Asian adults (76%) say race or ethnicity should not factor into college admissions decisions.

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]]> 430726 Diverse Cultures and Shared Experiences Shape Asian American Identities https://www.pewresearch.org/?stub=diverse-cultures-and-shared-experiences-shape-asian-american-identities Mon, 08 May 2023 13:58:37 +0000 https://www.pewresearch.org/?p=429437 Among Asian Adults living in the U.S., 52% say they most often describe themselves using ethnic labels that reflect their heritage and family roots, either alone or together with "American." About six-in-ten (59%) say that what happens to Asians in the U.S. affects their own lives.

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]]> 429437 In Their Own Words: Asian Immigrants’ Experiences Navigating Language Barriers in the United States https://www.pewresearch.org/?stub=in-their-own-words-asian-immigrants-experiences-navigating-language-barriers-in-the-united-states Mon, 19 Dec 2022 16:58:29 +0000 https://www.pewresearch.org/?p=420757 Across 49 focus groups with Asian immigrants, daily challenges related to speaking English emerged as a common theme. Participants also shared frustration, stress and at times sadness in dealing with cultural and language barriers, and described support they received from others.

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]]> 420757 Methodology https://www.pewresearch.org/?post_type=stub&p=413120 Tue, 02 Aug 2022 13:30:43 +0000 https://www.pewresearch.org/?p=413120 Pew Research Center designed the focus groups to understand the diverse experiences and perspectives of Asians living in the United States. This research was conducted by PSB Insights for Pew Research Center and was reviewed by an IRB (internal review board) for human subject research. The purpose of the focus groups was to gain further […]

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]]> 413120 Documentary: Being Asian in America https://www.pewresearch.org/?stub=documentary-being-asian-in-america Tue, 02 Aug 2022 13:27:55 +0000 https://www.pewresearch.org/?p=413278 In this companion documentary, Asian American participants described navigating their own identity. These participants were not part of our focus group study but were similarly sampled to tell their own stories.

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]]> 413278 Extended Interviews: Being Asian in America https://www.pewresearch.org/?stub=extended-interviews-being-asian-in-america Tue, 02 Aug 2022 13:26:55 +0000 https://www.pewresearch.org/?p=412747 The stories shared by participants in our video documentary reflect opinions, experiences and perspectives similar to those we heard in the focus groups. Watch extended interviews that were not included in our documentary but present thematically relevant stories.

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]]> 412747 What It Means To Be Asian in America https://www.pewresearch.org/?stub=what-it-means-to-be-asian-in-america Tue, 02 Aug 2022 13:25:30 +0000 https://www.pewresearch.org/?p=412355 In a new analysis based on dozens of focus groups, Asian American participants described the challenges of navigating their own identity in a nation where the label “Asian” brings expectations about their origins, behavior and physical self.

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]]> 412355 About a third of Asian Americans say they have changed their daily routine due to concerns over threats, attacks https://www.pewresearch.org/?stub=about-a-third-of-asian-americans-say-they-have-changed-their-daily-routine-due-to-concerns-over-threats-attacks Mon, 09 May 2022 15:57:47 +0000 https://www.pewresearch.org/?post_type=stub&p=409611 Most Asian Americans say violence against them is increasing, and most also worry at least some of the time about being threatened or attacked.

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