Invisible struggles of lower-income Asian Americans gain spotlight

Change InSight surveyed nearly 6,000 underserved Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in five states and found that 62% live in poverty. It found 73% of respondents speak limited English and 34% have less than a high school education. The largest ethnic groups represented in the survey were Chinese, Asian Indian, Filipino, Pakistani and Korean. F

or this year’s report, 19 community organizations in Illinois, including Chicago and Champaign, New York, Los Angeles, Houston and Seattle surveyed 5,932 AAPIs in multiple Asian languages. It’s unclear how many languages were used, but for last year’s report, surveys were conducted in English and 11 Asian languages, including Cantonese, Korean, Mandarin, Urdu, Tagalog, Hindi, Gujarati, Nepali, Arabic, Bengali and Vietnamese.

“Invisible struggles of lower-income Asian Americans gain spotlight” (By Amy Yee – Mar 31, 2024)