REPORT: 1 In 3 US Asians And Pacific Islanders Faced Racial Abuse This Year
November 14, 2023 8:50AM AKST
FILE - A person holds a sign and attends a rally to support stop AAPI (Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders) hate at the Logan Square Monument in Chicago, on March 20, 2021. Despite ongoing efforts to combat anti-Asian racism that arose after the pandemic, a third of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders say they have experienced an act of abuse based on their race or ethnicity in the last year. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
(Associated Press) – Despite ongoing efforts to combat anti-Asian racism that arose after the pandemic, a third of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders say they have experienced an act of abuse based on their race or ethnicity in the last year.
A new poll from AAPI Data and The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds a majority of Asian American and Pacific Islander adults believe racism is a serious problem in the U.S.
Experts say this poll paints a more concerning picture compared to the FBI data released last month that said anti-Asian incidents were down a third in 2022.
The AP-NORC survey was conducted from Oct. 10-20.
