Discrimination Experiences Shape Most Asian Americans’ Lives
Most Asian adults in the U.S. have been treated as a foreigner or experienced incidents where people assume they are a “model minority.”
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Most Asian adults in the U.S. have been treated as a foreigner or experienced incidents where people assume they are a “model minority.”
The public is more likely to have heard “a lot” about ongoing confrontations between police and protesters than several other stories.
More than nine-in-ten Americans (93%) say high school grades should be at least a minor factor in admissions decisions.
A majority of teens say a welcoming, safe online environment is more important than people being able to speak their minds freely online.
Among churches that posted their sermons, homilies or worship services online between Aug. 31 and Nov. 8, 2020, two-thirds posted at least one message from the pulpit mentioning the election. But discussion varied considerably among the four major Christian groups included in this analysis.
U.S. adults who are affiliated with a religion are less likely than religiously unaffiliated adults to support broadly legal marijuana.
The tech landscape has changed dramatically over the past decade, both in the United States and around the world.
Overall, 29% of U.S. adults said they have had more advantages in life than others their age; 26% felt they have had fewer advantages.
A small share of the public – 14% – say they have changed their views about a political or social issue in the past year because of something they saw on social media.
Exposure to a range of new ideas and viewpoints that many social media users encounter can occasionally cause people to change their minds about political issues or candidates.
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