---
title: "Acknowledgments"
description: "Pew Research Center is a subsidiary of The Pew Charitable Trusts, its primary funder. The Center’s Asian American portfolio was funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts, with generous support from The Asian American Foundation; Chan Zuckerberg Initiative DAF, an advised fund of the Silicon Valley Community Foundation; the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; the Henry Luce […]"
date: "2023-10-11"
authors:
  - name: "Besheer Mohamed"
    job_title: "Principal Researcher"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/besheer-mohamed/"
  - name: "Chip Rotolo"
    job_title: "Research Associate"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/michael-rotolo/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2023/10/11/acknowledgments-asian-american-religion/"
categories:
  - "Asian Americans"
  - "Beliefs & Practices"
  - "Buddhism"
  - "Christianity"
  - "Hinduism"
  - "Islam"
  - "Non-Religion & Secularism"
  - "Other Religions"
  - "Religious Identity & Affiliation"
---

# Acknowledgments

Pew Research Center is a subsidiary of The Pew Charitable Trusts, its primary funder. The Center’s Asian American portfolio was funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts, with generous support from The Asian American Foundation; Chan Zuckerberg Initiative DAF, an advised fund of the Silicon Valley Community Foundation; the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; the Henry Luce Foundation; the Doris Duke Foundation; The Wallace H. Coulter Foundation; The Dirk and Charlene Kabcenell Foundation; The Long Family Foundation; Lu-Hebert Fund; Gee Family Foundation; Joseph Cotchett; the Julian Abdey and Sabrina Moyle Charitable Fund; and Nanci Nishimura.

We would also like to thank the Leaders Forum for its thought leadership and valuable assistance in helping make this survey possible.

The qualitative research on Asian American Muslims, and the strategic communications campaign to promote the research portfolio, were made possible with generous support from the Doris Duke Foundation.

This report is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals. Find related reports online at [www.pewresearch.org/AsianAmericans](http://www.pewresearch.org/AsianAmericans) and [www.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/religion](https://www.pewresearch.org/topic/religion/).

#### Primary Researchers

Besheer Mohamed, *Senior Researcher*
Michael Rotolo, *Research Associate *

#### Research Team

Alan Cooperman, *Director, Religion Research *
Gregory A. Smith, *Associate Director, Religion Research*
Becka A. Alper, *Senior Researcher *
Patricia Tevington, *Research Associate*
Justin Nortey, *Research Analyst* * *
Asta Kallo, *Research Assistant*

#### Coders

Jonah Causin, Daniel Jacobi and Sophie Yap

#### Methods Team

Courtney Kennedy, *Vice President, Methods and Innovation*
Ashley Amaya, *Associate Director, Survey Methodology* * *
Andrew Mercer, *Senior Research Methodologist*
Scott Keeter, *Senior Survey Advisor*
Dorene Asare-Marfo, *Panel Manager* * *
Dana Mildred Popky, *Associate Panel Manager*
Arnold Lau, *Research Methodologist*

#### Editorial and Graphic Design

Jeff Diamant, *Senior Writer/Editor*
Rebecca Leppert, *Copy Editor*
Dalia Fahmy, *Senior Writer/Editor*
Bill Webster, *Senior Information Graphics Designer*

#### Communications and Web Publishing

Achsah Callahan, *Communications Manager*
Hannah Klein, *Senior Communications Manager*
Beshay Sakla, *Associate Digital Producer*
Reem Nadeem, *Digital Producer*
Anna Schiller, *Associate Director, Communications*
Stacy Rosenberg, *Director, Digital Strategy* * *

Others at the Center who contributed to this report include Mark Hugo Lopez, director of race and ethnicity research; Neil G. Ruiz, associate director of race and ethnicity research; Conrad Hackett, associate director of research/senior demographer; Caileigh Stirling, research assistant; Yunping Tong, research associate; Luis Noe-Bustamante, research associate; Abby Budiman, former research associate; Carolyne Im, research assistant; and Lauren Mora, former research assistant.

In addition, Pew Research Center is grateful to a panel of expert advisers who provided advice throughout this report’s development: Eman Abdelhadi, assistant professor of comparative human development at the University of Chicago; Jerry Park, associate professor of sociology at Baylor University; Anna Sun, associate professor of religious studies and sociology at Duke University; Ajay Verghese, associate professor of political science at Middlebury College; and Duncan Ryuken Williams, professor of religion and East Asian languages and cultures at University of Southern California.