Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
In a recent report, Urban Institute researchers provide the first comprehensive, life-cycle trajectory analysis of wealth building anchored in homeownership for AANHPI households over the past two decades. By tracing how wealth evolves across the life cycle—from accumulation and use to preservation and transfer—this report reveals barriers that persist well beyond market entry. For example, … Read more
The State of Chinese Americans Survey reports stark data on the pervasive impact of the perpetual foreigner stereotype.
Ahead of the nation’s birthday, Pew Research Center identified some prominent trends across key areas of American life: demographics, work, family and economics. Our 50-year comparisons are based on U.S. Census Bureau data collected between 1970 and 2024.
As the United States turns 250, the country’s population is more racially and ethnically diverse than in previous decades. Overall, Americans tend to see that as more of a good thing than a bad thing, according to recent Pew Research Center surveys.
Many in the AAPI community think Donald Trump has gone too far with his immigration policies. And, with cost of living a source of stress for the vast majority of AAPI adults, few think Trump’s policies have helped alleviate their economic concerns.
Scholar-in-residence Russell M. Jeung highlighted scholarship around Asian American justice.