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AAPI Opinion on the Affordable Care Act

October 1st, 2013 Key findings in this report include: – A majority of Asian Americans support the Affordable Care Act, nearly three times those who oppose the law – The net level of support for the Affordable Care Act among Asian Americans is comparable to those found among Latinos and African Americans – Among national origin groups, support for the Affordable Care Act is highest among Vietnamese Americans and Korean Americans – For Asians in […]

Where do Asian Americans Stand on Affirm...

June 24, 2013 The U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ability of universities to attain the educational benefits of diversity by implementing race-based affirmative action programs, but narrowly tailored it to apply only when no workable race-neutral alternatives would produce the educational benefits of diversity. Where do Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders stand on the issue of Affirmative Action? In our 2012 National Asian American Survey, we asked “Do you favor or oppose affirmative action programs […]

Asian Americans and U.S. Immigration Pol...

Key findings in this report include: Federal immigration policy is particularly important to Asian Americans. About three in four Asian American adults are foreign born. Since 2008, Asia has been the largest regional source of immigration to the United States. 58% of Asian Americans support a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants in the United States. This represents a dramatic change from 2008, when just 32% of Asian Americans supported a path to citizenship for […]

Asian Americans and the Fiscal Cliff

Asian Americans and the Fiscal Cliff

The National Asian American Survey (NAAS) conducted the first nationally representative survey of the policy priorities and issue preferences of Asian Americans in 2008. In 2012, we conducted a tracking survey of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, with even more ethnic groups than in 2008 (Hmong and Cambodian, in addition to Chinese, Indian, Filipino, Vietnamese, Korean, and Japanese) and with the addition of Pacific Islander groups such as Native Hawaiians and Samoans. This report presents […]

Public Opinion of a Growing Electorate: ...

Public Opinion of a Growing Electorate: AAPIs in 2012

Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) are one of the fastest growing populations in the United States. Between 2000 and 2010, the Asian American population grew faster than any other racial group, at a rate of 46%. They are also an important and growing political constituency, as 600,000 new Asian American voters entered the electorate in 2008 and a similar number is expected to do so in 2012. Their growing political influence is already apparent […]