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Aggregating Data on AAPI groups can be "a form of Erasure"

The term “Asian American Pacific Islander” encompasses some 50 nations and ethnic groups who speak 100 languages. Those groups experience stark differences in health status, household income, educational attainment and more. It’s an issue that Washington State University-Vancouver researchers Connie Kim Yen Nguyen-Truong and Sara Waters have run into in their work with Asian American...
By Addy Hatch, WSU Insider |

Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Events in Las Vegas

Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders — also abbreviated as AAPI — make up about 7.6% of the total population in Las Vegas, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau . When calculating this demographic for the entire state of Nevada, this percentage increases to 11%. The largest group of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders...
By Slone Terranella, 96.3 KKLZ |

Asian American Employees Lack a Sense of Belonging at Work

New research shows that many Asian American workers feel unsupported and underrepresented in leadership positions, lack a sense of belonging, and are grappling with skyrocketing mental health problems. A survey conducted by research firm AAPI Data and polling company Momentive revealed that Asian American employees are significantly less likely than white, Black, and Hispanic/Latino workers...
By Matt Gonzales, SHRM |

False Narratives: How social media divides Asian and Black Communities

There’s no “All Lives Matter” counterpart to the Stop Asian Hate movement, but right-wing talking heads like Tucker Carlson and Andrew Sullivan are part of a larger movement that is fomenting a blame game against Black Americans for the uptick of racist harassment and violence against Asian Americans after the first confirmed COVID-19 infection in...
By Tandy Lau, Amsterdam News |

Argentina's AAPI publishes Annual Report 2022

Argentina’s data protection authority, the Agency of Access to Public Information, published its Annual Report 2022 , which highlights the most relevant aspects of its management regarding the protection of personal data. The AAPI was created by Law No. 27,275 on the Right of Access to Public Information as an autonomous entity with functional autonomy...
By Diego Fernandez, IAPP |

Bamboo Ceiling; Asian Americans lag in corporate Leadership

It’s a contradiction that runs counter to data. Asian Americans have the highest educational attainment while having the lowest rate of representation in corporate leadership. According to a 2023 survey by the nonprofit AAPI Data , Asian American workers are the least likely group to feel represented in leadership positions at work. Only 26% of...
By Mary Chao, 3WTKR |

Data Snapshot: Asians Americans lag in corporate leadership

Each May, the United States recognizes the influence and contributions of Asian and Pacific Islanders during AAPI Heritage Month. It also serves as a time to reflect on the many differences among AAPI individuals in this country. The 19.7 million Asians and Pacific Islanders living in the United States make up one of the most...
By Anna Maqsood, Immigration Impact |

Indian Americans Favor laws to check gun violence

Last month, a young 33-year-old Indian American engineer was shot by her husband in their house in North Carolina. Nabaruna Karmakar was found dead with two gunshot wounds when the officers arrived at the couple’s home. The police arrested her husband Michael Aron. Just earlier this month, the tragic mass shooting at an outlet mall...
By Zofeen Maqsood, The American Bazaar |
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AAPI comms pros use "data and narrative" to help bridge gaps

Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are diverse trendsetters in the industries they impact and communicate about – more representation is needed now, though, according to statistics. During May’s Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and beyond, these cultures are celebrated with their contributions and accomplishments acknowledged around the country. The Museum of Public Relations...
By Sherri Kolade, PR daily |
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The Future of California's Economy - Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research

Join the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR) and California 100 as we discuss how California can extend its global leadership as a hub for innovation and enterprise. We'll explore essential solutions and the latest policy research, including California 100's newest report on the Future of California's Business Climate. Panelists include: Karthick Ramakrishnan...
By Aleen Kadiwal, Stanford University |

Is the term "AAPI" Alienating or Inclusive?

"Asian American and Pacific Islanders" (AAPI) is an umbrella term encompassing all those in the U.S. with heritage from "all of the Asian continent and the Pacific islands of Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia," according to the Library of Congress . In turn, the label applies to a large number of cultures and includes approximately 24...
By Devika Rao, The Week |
Participants in a town hall meeting in Hacienda Heights on May 4 voice their opposition to plans to convert a Motel 6 into permanent housing for homeless people. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

NIMBYism over homeless housing spans race and politics, firing up suburban protests

Five years ago, the Orange County Board of Supervisors had plans to build temporary homeless shelters in Laguna Niguel, Irvine , and Huntington Beach. All three cities fought the plan, but the opposition was fiercest in Irvine — where hundreds of Chinese Americans and immigrants mobilized. Similar efforts happened in Arcadia, where Chinese residents opposed...
By Ruben Vives, Yahoo News |

New AAAIM Study: AAPIs see 50% Career Attrition From Entry level to Senior level positions in Asset Management

Like other diverse communities, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) face structural barriers in career advancement, resulting in exclusion when moving up into leadership positions at asset management firms. Simultaneously, AAPIs deal with the ‘model minority myth’ and unconscious bias which leads the industry to group AAPIs with Caucasians rather than with other minority communities...
By Binna Kim, AAAIM |
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New AAAIM Study: AAPIs see 50% Career Attrition From Entry level to Senior level positions in Asset Management

Like other diverse communities, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) face structural barriers in career advancement, resulting in exclusion when moving up into leadership positions at asset management firms. Simultaneously, AAPIs deal with the ‘model minority myth’ and unconscious bias which leads the industry to group AAPIs with Caucasians rather than with other minority communities...
By Binna Kim, AAAIM |
A demonstration against Asian hate on March 16, 2023. More rallies are planned around Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage month in May.Photographer: Fatih Aktas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

New Survey of Asian Americans show Persistent Racism and Hardship

New surveys of Asian Americans are revealing the anti-Asian racism that surged during the Covid pandemic is not going away, and advocacy groups are using the data to push for social and policy changes. The research from groups including the Asian American Foundation , Columbia University’s School of Social Work , the Association of Asian...
By Amy Lee, Bloomberg |

Anti-AAPI Attacks and Moving Beyond; Update and Overview of Gibson Dunn's Recent efforts`

Discrimination and prejudice against Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities is not a new phenomenon. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought with it a surge in anti-AAPI harassment and hate crimes, with some institutions estimating a 124% increase in hate crimes between 2020 and 2021, followed by an even steeper 339% increase between 2021...
By Gibson Writers, Gibson Dunn |

Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander population by the Numbers

Why is Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Month in May? In 1977, the U.S. Congress chose the first 10 days of May to commemorate the history and contributions of Asian American communities here in the U.S. The week’s observance became a month, the very month in which the first Japanese immigrants came to the...
By Kurt Snibble, San Bernardino Sun |

Kamala Harris, Several Indian Americans Participate in White House Initiative on Asian Americans

The White House and the White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (WHIAANHPI) on May 3, hosted an all-day event here, at the George Washington University that featured a slew of high-profile Indian Americans and drew more than 1,300 AA and NHPI community members from over two dozen states and U.S...
By India-West news Desk |

This Week in People and Culture News: 10 Stories You Need To See

Annual Survey Reveals 1 in 2 Asian Americans Feel Unsafe; Nearly 80% Do Not Fully Feel They Belong and Are Accepted in the U.S. TAAF, supported by leading AAPI scholars and research organizations such as LAAUNCH, AAPI Data, and Asian American Research Initiative, designed and implemented the STAATUS Index study. The results from the study...
By PR Newswire |
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Ninez Ponxe Featured at White House event for AANHPI Heritage Month

Ninez Ponce, director of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, joined leaders from the government, health, business, and other sectors at a White House forum on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders hosted by the White House on May 3. “Data equity is an essential element of achieving health equity — and a...
By UCLA Newsroom |