Education
Defending AAPI Access to Higher Education: A Playbook for Informed Action
In the face of threats to higher education and the AAPI communities, Asian Pacific Americans in Higher Education (APAHE) and AAPI Data have compiled a playbook that provides key, data-driven insights on policy and actionable next steps for collective engagement.
APAHE’s Commitment to Defending Higher Education
APAHE and AAPI Data are partnering to lead advocacy efforts to support AAPIs in higher education. Through outreach, policy engagement, and public education, APAHE, AAPI Data, and various partners will amplify AAPI voices and defend equitable access to higher education.
AAPI Data | AP-NORC Survey April-May 2025
AAPI adults continue to view a college degree as integral to improving their future, but are concerned with federal funding cuts to higher education. Overall, AAPI adults are more pessimistic about the state of the country, the national economy, and their own personal finances than they were in 2023.
2025 Fact Sheet: AANHPIs in California
The California Commission on Asian and Pacific Islander American Affairs (CAPIAA) and AAPI Data have partnered to create a fact sheet on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders in California featuring up-to-date analysis of demographic information from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Most AAPI Adults Continue to Think the Cost of Healthcare, Food, and Housing Should be Top Priorities for Congress
As Congress faces a March 14 deadline to avoid a partial federal government shutdown, a new AAPI Data/AP-NORC Poll finds that most AAPI adults think Congress should prioritize addressing the costs of health care (79%), food (67%), and housing (61%).
2024 National Overview of AA and NHPI Communities – Appendix Tables
In September 2024, the White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (WHIAANHPI) worked in collaboration with AAPI Data to produce a set of national data on population counts and population estimates on a variety of outcomes.
2024 National Overview of AA and NHPI Communities – WHIAANHPI and AAPI Data
In September 2024, the White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (WHIAANHPI) worked in collaboration with AAPI Data to produce a set of national data on population counts and population estimates on a variety of outcomes.
69% of Asian American Registered Voters Support Affirmative Action
BY JENNIFER LEE, JANELLE WONG, KARTHICK RAMAKRISHNAN, AND RYAN VINH Affirmative action is on the Supreme Court’s docket for the fall, with a decision projected for the spring or summer of 2023. Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) has filed lawsuits against both Harvard and the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, alleging that both universities consider […]