About 1 in 5 Asian adults say they have experienced some form of workplace discrimination due to race or ethnicity | Pew Research Center

November 29, 2023

1. Asian Americans’ experiences with discrimination in their daily lives

About 1 in 5 Asian adults say they have experienced some form of workplace discrimination due to race or ethnicity

About 1 in 5 Asian adults say they have experienced some form of workplace discrimination due to race or ethnicity

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About 1 in 5 Asian adults say they have experienced some form of workplace discrimination due to race or ethnicity

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1. Asian Americans’ experiences with discrimination in their daily lives
A majority of Asian adults say they have ever experienced racial discrimination
About 4 in 10 Asian adults say strangers have called them offensive names
U.S.-born Asian adults are more likely than immigrants to say strangers have called them offensive names
About 1 in 5 Asian adults say strangers have acted like they are dishonest
About 1 in 3 South Asian adults say they have been held back at a security checkpoint due to their race or ethnicity
Share of Asian adults who have been stopped at a security checkpoint varies across religious groups
About 1 in 10 Asian adults say they have had racially motivated encounters with the police
Asian Americans’ encounters with police that are racially motivated vary by perceived racial identity
About 1 in 5 Asian adults say they have experienced some form of workplace discrimination due to race or ethnicity
Asian adults’ experiences with workplace discrimination differ by ethnic origin, immigrant generation and gender
4 in 10 Asian adults say they have received poorer service than others at restaurants and stores
About 1 in 10 Asian adults say they have experienced at least one form of racial discrimination in their neighborhood