{"id":198073,"date":"2023-05-08T18:16:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-08T22:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/collections\/being-asian-in-america\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T15:40:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T19:40:03","slug":"being-asian-in-america","status":"publish","type":"collections","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/collections\/being-asian-in-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Being Asian in America"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-bfd1d6d0 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-bottom:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f9faaab3 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-640-wide is-resized\"><img data-dominant-color=\"574d2c\" data-has-transparency=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"34\" height=\"62\"  sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/07\/RE_22.08.02_AA_kicker_bug.png?resize=34,62 34w\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/07\/RE_22.08.02_AA_kicker_bug.png?w=34\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-182185 has-transparency\" style=\"--dominant-color: #574d2c; width:26px;height:47px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center serif\" id=\"being-asian-in-america\" style=\"font-size:clamp(25.014px, 1.563rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 1.93), 42px);line-height:1\">Being Asian in America<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center sans-serif has-black-color has-text-color has-sans-serif-font-family has-ui-text-color-color has-link-color wp-elements-08e8a8f674ce5013af40ba123ae0c86c wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.341), 17px);font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">Pew Research Center has embarked on an initiative to expand the Center\u2019s work on <a href=\"https:\/\/legacy.pewresearch.org\/topic\/race-ethnicity\/\">underrepresented voices in the nation<\/a>. The &#8220;Being Asian in America&#8221; portfolio consists of demographic, quantitative and qualitative research examining the attitudes and experiences of <a href=\"http:\/\/legacy.pewresearch.org\/AsianAmericans\">Asian Americans<\/a>. This research seeks to highlight the diverse cultures and origins represented in the Asian population living in the U.S. Explore the entire project using the links on this page.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator alignwide has-alpha-channel-opacity\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-59c20f02 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"><article class=\"right aligned wp-block-prc-block-story-item\" id=\"post-109262\" data-image-size=\"A1\"><div class=\"meta\"><span class=\"label\">report<\/span><time class=\"date\" datetime=\"2023-05-08T00:00:00+00:00\">May 8, 2023<\/time><\/div> \t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/race-and-ethnicity\/2023\/05\/08\/diverse-cultures-and-shared-experiences-shape-asian-american-identities\/\" class=\"image jetpack-lazy-image A1\">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/05\/RE_2023.05.08_Asian-American-Identity_A1.png?w=564&#038;h=317&#038;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/05\/RE_2023.05.08_Asian-American-Identity_A1.png?w=1128&#038;h=634&#038;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" width=\"564\" height=\"317\">\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/05\/RE_2023.05.08_Asian-American-Identity_A1.png?w=690&#038;h=388&#038;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/05\/RE_2023.05.08_Asian-American-Identity_A1.png?w=1380&#038;h=776&#038;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" width=\"690\" height=\"388\">\t\t\t\t<img srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/05\/RE_2023.05.08_Asian-American-Identity_A1.png?w=564&#038;h=317&#038;crop=1\" width=\"564\" height=\"317\" alt=\"\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t <h1 class=\"header large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/race-and-ethnicity\/2023\/05\/08\/diverse-cultures-and-shared-experiences-shape-asian-american-identities\/\">Diverse Cultures and Shared Experiences Shape Asian American Identities<\/a><\/h1> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>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 \u201cAmerican.\u201d About six-in-ten (59%) say that what happens to Asians in the U.S. affects their own lives. <\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"extra\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pewresearch.org\/short-reads\/2023\/05\/08\/qa-behind-the-scenes-look-at-pew-research-centers-extensive-new-survey-of-asian-americans\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/pewresearch.org\/short-reads\/2023\/05\/08\/qa-behind-the-scenes-look-at-pew-research-centers-extensive-new-survey-of-asian-americans\/\">Q&amp;A: A behind-the-scenes look at our extensive new survey of Asian Americans<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"right aligned wp-block-prc-block-story-item\" id=\"post-109339\" data-image-size=\"A2\"><div class=\"meta\"><span class=\"label\">data essay<\/span><time class=\"date\" datetime=\"2022-08-02T00:00:00+00:00\">Aug 2, 2022<\/time><\/div> \t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/race-and-ethnicity\/2022\/08\/02\/what-it-means-to-be-asian-in-america\/\" class=\"image jetpack-lazy-image A2\">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source 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srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/RE_2022.08.02_Asian-American-Focus-Groups_essay-featured.png?w=268&#038;h=151&#038;crop=1\" width=\"268\" height=\"151\" alt=\"\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t <h2 class=\"header medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/race-and-ethnicity\/2022\/08\/02\/what-it-means-to-be-asian-in-america\/\">What It Means To Be Asian in America<\/a><\/h2> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>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 \u201cAsian\u201d brings expectations about their origins, behavior and physical self.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"right aligned wp-block-prc-block-story-item\" id=\"post-109326\" data-image-size=\"A2\"><div class=\"meta\"><span class=\"label\">video<\/span><time class=\"date\" datetime=\"2022-08-02T00:00:00+00:00\">Aug 2, 2022<\/time><\/div> \t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/race-and-ethnicity\/2022\/08\/02\/documentary-being-asian-in-america\/\" class=\"image jetpack-lazy-image A2\">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/RE_2022.08.02_Asian-American-Focus-Groups_documentary-featured.png?w=268&#038;h=151&#038;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/RE_2022.08.02_Asian-American-Focus-Groups_documentary-featured.png?w=536&#038;h=302&#038;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" width=\"268\" height=\"151\">\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/RE_2022.08.02_Asian-American-Focus-Groups_documentary-featured.png?w=690&#038;h=388&#038;crop=1 1x, 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These participants were not part of our focus group study but were similarly sampled to tell their own stories.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"right aligned wp-block-prc-block-story-item\" id=\"post-109333\" data-image-size=\"A2\"><div class=\"meta\"><span class=\"label\">video<\/span><time class=\"date\" datetime=\"2022-08-02T00:00:00+00:00\">Aug 2, 2022<\/time><\/div> \t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/race-and-ethnicity\/2022\/08\/02\/extended-interviews-being-asian-in-america\/\" class=\"image jetpack-lazy-image A2\">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/RE_2022.08.02_Asian-American-Focus-Groups_extended-videos-featured.png?w=268&#038;h=151&#038;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/RE_2022.08.02_Asian-American-Focus-Groups_extended-videos-featured.png?w=536&#038;h=302&#038;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" width=\"268\" height=\"151\">\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/RE_2022.08.02_Asian-American-Focus-Groups_extended-videos-featured.png?w=690&#038;h=388&#038;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/RE_2022.08.02_Asian-American-Focus-Groups_extended-videos-featured.png?w=1280&#038;h=720&#038;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" width=\"690\" height=\"388\">\t\t\t\t<img srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/RE_2022.08.02_Asian-American-Focus-Groups_extended-videos-featured.png?w=268&#038;h=151&#038;crop=1\" width=\"268\" height=\"151\" alt=\"\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t <h2 class=\"header medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/race-and-ethnicity\/2022\/08\/02\/extended-interviews-being-asian-in-america\/\">Extended Interviews: Being Asian in America<\/a><\/h2> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>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. <\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\n<article style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\" class=\"right aligned wp-block-prc-block-story-item\" id=\"post-7354\" data-image-size=\"A2\"><div class=\"meta\"><span class=\"label\">feature<\/span><time class=\"date\" datetime=\"2022-08-02T00:00:00+00:00\">Aug 2, 2022<\/time><\/div> \t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/race-and-ethnicity\/feature\/in-their-own-words-the-diverse-perspectives-of-being-asian-in-america\/\" class=\"image jetpack-lazy-image A2\">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/RE_2022.08.02_Asian-American-Focus-Groups_quote-sorter-featured.png?w=268&#038;h=151&#038;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/RE_2022.08.02_Asian-American-Focus-Groups_quote-sorter-featured.png?w=536&#038;h=302&#038;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" width=\"268\" height=\"151\">\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/RE_2022.08.02_Asian-American-Focus-Groups_quote-sorter-featured.png?w=690&#038;h=388&#038;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/RE_2022.08.02_Asian-American-Focus-Groups_quote-sorter-featured.png?w=1280&#038;h=722&#038;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" width=\"690\" height=\"388\">\t\t\t\t<img srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/08\/RE_2022.08.02_Asian-American-Focus-Groups_quote-sorter-featured.png?w=268&#038;h=151&#038;crop=1\" width=\"268\" height=\"151\" alt=\"\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t <h2 class=\"header medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/race-and-ethnicity\/feature\/in-their-own-words-the-diverse-perspectives-of-being-asian-in-america\/\">In Their Own Words: The Diverse Perspectives of Being Asian in America<\/a><\/h2> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Use this quote sorter to read how focus group participants answered the question, \u201cWhat does it mean to be you in America?\u201d<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The &#8220;Being Asian in America&#8221; portfolio consists of demographic, quantitative and qualitative research examining the attitudes and experiences of Asian Americans. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"collections-custom","meta":{"sub_headline":"","sub_title":"","_prc_public_revisions":[],"_ppp_expiration_hours":0,"_ppp_enabled":false,"ai_generated_summary":"","kicker_pattern_slug":"being-asian-in-america","datacite_doi":"","datacite_doi_citation":"","_prc_seo_qr_attachment_id":0,"displayBylines":true,"footnotes":""},"level_of_effort":[],"primary_audience":[],"information_type":[],"_post_visibility":[2643],"formats":[2448],"class_list":["post-198073","collections","type-collections","status-publish","hentry","_post_visibility-hidden-on-index","formats-collection"],"label":"Collection","post_parent":0,"word_count":309,"canonical_url":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/collections\/being-asian-in-america\/","art_direction":false,"_embeds":[],"table_of_contents":[],"datacite_doi":"","prc_seo_data":{"title":"Being Asian in America","description":"The \"Being Asian in America\" portfolio consists of demographic, quantitative and qualitative research examining the attitudes and experiences of Asian Americans. 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