![]() ![]() Hawaiian Natives and Pacific Islanders fared slightly worse with 14.8 percent at or below poverty level, and 8.6 percent without health insurance. In 2018, 10.8 percent of Asian Americans lived at or below poverty level, and 6.2 percent were without health insurance.Nearly 54 percent of Asian Americans and 24.4 percent of Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders have at a bachelor’s degree or higher.Over 420,000 (2.5 percent) of Asian Americans and more than 76,000 (7.6 percent) Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders are veterans.As of 2018 there were 5.2 million people of Chinese descent, 4.5 million of (Asian) Indian descent, and 4.1 million of Filipino descent, followed by 2.2 million of Vietnamese descent, 1.9 million of Korean descent, and 1.5 million of Japanese descent.There are over 20 million people in the United States who identify as Asian/Pacific Islander (6.1 percent of the overall population). ![]() There is also the assumption of criminal status where someone is presumed to be dangerous, criminal, or deviant based on their race. Religious intolerance: Religious minorities, for example Muslims and Sikhs, are often discriminated against for their appearance and beliefs, bearing the brunt of racial profiling due to Islamophobia (It’s important to note that Sikhism is not the same as Islam). Children of first-generation immigrants are particularly expected to serve as cultural and linguistic liaisons for older family members in addition to serving as a caregiver for younger children and attending school. However, not all AAPIs have a strong support system and can have difficulty expressing their challenges due to guilt, shame, or even not being able to speak the same language.Įxpectations: Criticizing appearance, comparing successes, not being _ enough. Stigma: Asian Americans are the least likely racial group to take actions on their mental health and are more likely to reach out to friends and family. AAPIs with a long family history in the US may have compounded trauma due to racial discrimination. This trauma can be passed down to their children and subsequent generations. Trauma: First-generation immigrants - particularly from conflict areas – may experience trauma. Some questions that perpetuate this stereotype include “Where are you from?” “Where are you really from?” and “How do you say (or write) _ in your language?” This increases feelings of isolation and loneliness by being presumed as an outsider based on your race. The Perpetual Foreigner stereotype: This occurs when someone is assumed to be foreign-born or doesn’t speak English. Other race-based issues that impact the mental health of AAPIs include but are not limited to: It’s important to recognize how the “model minority” myth plays into complex systems that hold up white supremacy by allowing Asian Americans to benefit from systems of power at the expense of the wellbeing of Black people. The "model minority" myth is a microaggression known as “ascription of intelligence,” where one assigns intelligence to a person of color on the basis of their race. Additionally, Native Hawaiians, who are grouped into the category of AAPI as Pacific Islanders, still experience generations of historical trauma from the colonialization of the islands of Hawaii.ĪAPI communities in the United States (U.S.) have had to struggle to reconcile their identities and challenges while recognizing the privilege that comes with the “model minority” myth. The struggles faced by Filipinx Americans vary from the experiences of Indian Americans (not to be confused with Native Americans). Many different communities within AAPI label face their own unique challenges: from the trauma faced by those who survived wars in Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam Japanese Americans who remember the internment camps of the WW2 era or the anxiety felt by the children of first-generation immigrants to reconcile their cultural heritage with American life. It’s important to recognize that the term “AAPI” (Asian American / Pacific Islander) encompasses a wide range of countries, ethnicities, nationalities, and identities. ![]()
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