Even in the midst of AAPI Heritage Month, a new study reveals that 8 in 10 Asian Americans believe they are regularly discriminated against in the United States.
NPR’s Dustin Jones has reported that in a recent survey commissioned by the new nonprofit, Leading Asian Americans to Unite for Change (LAAUNCH), 80% of Asian Americans “don’t feel respected and say they are discriminated against by their fellow Americans.”
The STAATUS Index (Social Tracking of Asian Americans in the United States) was conducted between March 29 and April 14 of this year and included responses from nearly 2,700 men and women across America. The survey also revealed that Asian Americans aren’t alone in feeling attacked by society; 90% of Blacks and 73% of Latinx respondents also felt they regularly faced discrimination in America.
