BY JOEY GOODMAN, RAHUL VERMA, AND CHRIS PHAN
In the aftermath of the 2021 Virginia gubernatorial election, a widely-accepted narrative explaining Republican businessman Glenn Youngkin’s victory over former Democratic governor Terry McAuliffe has taken hold: a focus on education and critical race theory (CRT) was pivotal for Youngkin’s win. Some commentators in turn attributed his win to Asian American voters. …
The National Council of Asian Pacific Americans (NCAPA), in partnership with AAPI Data, seeks to hire a full-time fellow to serve as the NCAPA/AAPI Data Fellow. The position will be responsible for supporting NCAPA and AAPI Data’s collaborative work around data equity.
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AAPI Data, a nationally recognized publisher of demographic data and policy research on Asian American and Pacific Islander communities, is pleased to announce a new opening for a managing director, a full-time staff position that can be held remotely anywhere in the United States. Priority deadline for applications is Thursday, January 13, 2022.
This job posting is part …
Call to Action: 2020 Census and Data Equity for AAPIs
In 2019, AAPI Data noted that Census 2020 had a “Big Asian American Problem.” In particular, we were concerned about Asian Americans expressing the lowest levels of intent to fill out the Census form among the racial groups included in a survey on barriers to Census participation. Thanks …
[UPDATED: Nov 9, 2021 – This position has been updated, with a new search that requires a minimum of 2 years of related work experience. Interested applicants should apply before midnight, Monday November 22, 2021]
AAPI Data, a nationally recognized publisher of demographic data and policy research on Asian American and Pacific Islander communities, is pleased to announce …
AAPI Data, a nationally recognized publisher of demographic data and policy research on Asian American and Pacific Islander communities, is pleased to announce the expansion of its leadership team with the addition of a senior researcher and a co-director, and added expertise with respect to health policy and specific population groups.
Dr. Janelle Wong will join the group’s founder …
BY KARTHICK RAMAKRISHNAN
(published 5/18/21, updated 5/20/21)
The 2020 presidential election saw a major increase in voter engagement among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, building on record gains in voting in the 2018 midterm elections, where midterm voter registration and turnout jumped across every segment of the AAPI community, including by nativity, age, gender, and geography.
2020 saw even …
BY JENNIFER LEE AND KARTHICK RAMAKRISHNAN
A Rallying Cry to Stop Asian Hate
The mass shooting in Atlanta that resulted in eight people dead, including six Asian women, put names, faces, and narratives to anti-Asian violence. Their lives exposed the vulnerabilities of race, gender, nativity, age, and class, and their mass murder catapulted the anti-Asian hate onto a national platform.…
BY JANELLE WONG AND KARTHICK RAMAKRISHNAN
The Asian American community has seen an outpouring of concern and support since March 16, 2021, when a White gunman opened fire on three local businesses in Atlanta, killing eight people, including 6 Asian American women. The tragedy brought new attention to anti-Asian bias in the United States. New survey data from a joint …
1 of every 4 Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders affected overall, 1 of every 10 so far in 2021
BY KARTHICK RAMAKRISHNAN, JANELLE WONG, JENNIFER LEE, SARA SADHWANI, AND SUNNY SHAO
Ten percent of Asian Americans and Pacific Islander adults have experienced hate crimes and hate incidents in 2021, according to a March 2021 study by SurveyMonkey and AAPI Data. …
