A recent article from King5's Local News shares a new study that shows an alarming trend about how people across the U.S. view Asian Americans. Professor Connie So and her son, Han Eckelberg, shared their thoughts and spoke about the survey results.
The Asian American Foundation just released its findings from its annual survey on how Americans perceive Asian Americans. "Seeing the result from the survey was upsetting. But was not surprising,” said Han Eckelberg. "Why is it Asian? Why is it Middle Eastern, why is it African, why is it just black and brown skinned folks. How come we always have to prove our Americanness,” said Eckelberg.
The results reveal a lot regarding the perception of Asian Americans in the U.S., including three key findings:
- 40% of Americans think Asian Americans are more loyal to their country of origin than the U.S. That's double of what it was in 2021.
- More than a quarter of Americans are concerned that Chinese Americans are a threat to U.S society, especially when it comes to national security
- More than half of Americans don't fully agree that the Japanese American incarceration was wrong.
"I think it revealed for at least for someone like me who's been following this for a while that things have not changed," said Connie So, a University of Washington American Ethnic Studies professor. Professor So is Eckleberg’s mother. She believes there are several factors behind the survey results, including the rise in Asian hate during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, and where the country is at economically.
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