About a third of Asian Americans say they have changed their daily routine due to concerns over threats, attacks – Pew Research Center, May 9, 2022. Most Asian Americans also worry about being threatened or attacked, with a third saying they have changed their daily routine because of these concerns.
Asian American adults are more likely than other racial or ethnic groups to say that violence against them is increasing. Two-thirds of Asian adults say violence against Asian Americans is increasing, while fewer than half of White (44%), Black (35%) and Hispanic (33%) adults say the same.
In the new survey, Asian Americans are also more likely than other racial or ethnic groups to give their local elected officials negative marks when it comes to dealing with violence against them. Around four-in-ten Asian American adults (43%) say local officials are doing a very or somewhat bad job in this respect, smaller shares say this among Hispanic (22%), Black (16%) and White (15%) adults. Majorities of Hispanic (60%), Black (65%) and White (74%) adults say they are not sure about the job their local officials are doing dealing with violence against Asian Americans, or that such violence is not an issue in their community.
When asked to select among measures that might help prevent violence against Asian Americans, about half of Asian American adults (48%) say making laws against hate crimes stronger would be the most effective policy. Smaller shares of Asian Americans say the same about creating community watch programs (16%), increasing local police presence (14%) and electing more Asian Americans to public office (13%).
It should be obvious to all Asian Americans that in order to change the present situation, they must get active in making laws against hate crime stronger. To do that we must be actively engaged!