Hindu and Muslim Asian Americans are among the most likely to say strangers have mispronounced their name | Pew Research Center

November 29, 2023

2. Asian Americans and the ‘forever foreigner’ stereotype

Hindu and Muslim Asian Americans are among the most likely to say strangers have mispronounced their name

Hindu and Muslim Asian Americans are among the most likely to say strangers have mispronounced their name

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2. Asian Americans and the ‘forever foreigner’ stereotype
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
Asian Americans’ experiences with being treated as a foreigner varies somewhat by how others perceive their racial or ethnic identity