Asian Americans’ experiences with being treated as a foreigner varies somewhat by how others perceive their racial or ethnic identity

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November 29, 2023

2. Asian Americans and the ‘forever foreigner’ stereotype

Asian Americans’ experiences with being treated as a foreigner varies somewhat by how others perceive their racial or ethnic identity

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About one-third of Asian Americans say people have told them to go back to their home country
About 8 in 10 South Asian adults say people have mispronounced their name
Hindu and Muslim Asian Americans are among the most likely to say strangers have mispronounced their name
Similar shares of U.S.-born and immigrant Asian adults experience discrimination incidents where they are treated as foreigners

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