How the U.S. Census Bureau measures racial and ethnic identity and what the public thinks about it From the very first census in 1790, the United States has measured race–but never in the same way and rarely without controversy. Early categories like “free Whites”, “all other free persons” and “slaves” were captured then, reflecting the […]
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Ziyao Tian
Research Associate
Expertise:Demographics and Social Trends, Global Migration and Demography, Race and Ethnicity
Ziyao Tian is a research associate of race and ethnicity research at Pew Research Center. She is an expert on the socioeconomic profile and views of the U.S. Asian population. Her research expertise extends to race and ethnicity, social stratification and inequality, economic sociology, education, and immigration. Tian’s notable research on Asian Americans has gained her the 2021 IPUMS Excellence in Research Award and an Honorable Mention of the Nan Lin Paper Award from the International Chinese Sociological Association. Her scholarly work has been published in academic journals such as Socio-Economic Review and Research in Social Stratification and Mobility. Ziyao Tian received her Ph.D. in Sociology from Princeton University.
