Stop AAPI Hate Report: Righting Wrongs: How Civil Rights Can Protect Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

The latest Stop AAPI Hate report, Righting Wrongs: How Civil Rights Can Protect Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Against Racism is a timely release for AAPI Heritage Month. Stop AAPI Hate commissioned the nonpartisan and independent research organization NORC at the University of Chicago to conduct a nationally representative survey of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders regarding discrimination and civil rights enforcement. You can read the full report here, and the website has the executive summary in English, Chinese (traditional and simplified), Vietnamese, Korean, and Samoan. 

Here are some of the key findings:

1. Nearly half (49%) of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders nationwide have experienced discrimination or unfair treatment that may be illegal. 

2. Discrimination negatively affects the mental health and well-being of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.

3. Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders know they have rights and want accountability for unlawful discrimination, yet only 1 in 5 who experienced discrimination reported it.

4. A majority of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders want a better understanding of how to enforce their rights and want new laws to protect their civil rights.

The report also includes policy recommendations for all levels of government and sample federal bill language, and is accompanied by resources like a 50-state summary of anti-discrimination laws.

Stop AAPI Hate is hosting a virtual briefing for the new report, and you and your colleagues and students are invited! You can register here:

• Tuesday, May 9, at 10:00-11:00am PT

• Wednesday, May 10, at 3:00-4:00pm PT

MHC