---
title: "Video:  The Rise of Asian Americans"
description: "Panel discussion on the Pew Research Center's Asian Americans survey featuring Elaine Chao, Neera Tanden, Benjamin Wu, Karthick Ramakrishnan and Tritia Toyota. "
date: "2012-06-19"
authors:
  - name: "No Author"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2012/06/19/video-the-rise-of-asian-americans/"
categories:
  - "Asian Americans"
  - "Citizenship"
  - "Immigration & Migration"
  - "Immigration Trends"
  - "Race & Ethnicity"
---

# Video:  The Rise of Asian Americans

https://youtu.be/mYv6h8DgGec

### PANEL ONE

## WELCOME

**Andrew Kohut** President, Pew Research Center

## OPENING REMARKS

**Paul Taylor** Executive Vice President, Pew Research Center Conference Moderator

## OVERVIEW OF FINDINGS

**Cary Funk** Senior Researcher, Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life

**Karthick Ramakrishnan** Associate Professor of Political Science, University of California, Riverside Fellow, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

**Tritia Toyota** Adjunct Assistant Professor of Anthropology, University of California, Los Angeles

**D’Vera Cohn** Senior Writer, Pew Research Center’s Social & Demographic Trends Project

**Kim Parker** Associate Director, Pew Research Center’s Social & Demographic Trends Project

### PANEL TWO

**The Honorable Elaine L. Chao** 24th U.S. Secretary of Labor (2001-2009) First Asian Pacific American woman appointed to President's Cabinet in American history

**Neera Tanden** President, Center for American Progress Former Senior Advisor for Health Reform, Obama Administration

**Benjamin Wu** Vice Chair, U.S.-Asia Institute Former U.S. Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce and Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy