Research Associate
Expertise:Global Migration and Demography, Hispanic Trends, Race and Ethnicity
Luis Noe-Bustamante is a research associate who studies race and ethnicity, Hispanic trends and migration/immigration at Pew Research Center.
Among Asian Adults living in the U.S., 52% say they most often describe themselves using ethnic labels that reflect their heritage and family roots, either alone or together with “American.” About six-in-ten (59%) say that what happens to Asians in the U.S. affects their own lives.
Across 49 focus groups with Asian immigrants, daily challenges related to speaking English emerged as a common theme. Participants also shared frustration, stress and at times sadness in dealing with cultural and language barriers, and described support they received from others.
Most Asian Americans say violence against them is increasing, and most also worry at least some of the time about being threatened or attacked.
About a quarter of Latino adults say they have personally experienced discrimination or unfair treatment from other Latinos.
Latinos with darker skin color report more discrimination experiences than Latinos with lighter skin color.
Latinos say they and their loved ones have faced widespread job losses and serious illness due to COVID-19. Yet satisfaction with the nation’s direction is at highest level in a decade as most say the worst of the pandemic is behind us.
White eligible voters were somewhat more likely to say they were contacted than Black, Hispanic or English-speaking Asian eligible voters.
Black voters were more likely to say the 2020 election was administered very well both nationally and locally.
The number of Black registered voters in Georgia increased the most among all major racial and ethnic groups between 2016 and 2020.
Georgia’s changing electoral makeup has been the focus of renewed attention in the 2020 election cycle.
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