Logo of the National Asian American Survey
National Asian American Survey
is a nonpartisan organization that conducts representative surveys of the political and social preferences of the
Asian American
and
Pacific Islander
population in the United States.
Professor Karthick Ramakrishnan of
University of California, Riverside
serves as the director, and principal investigators include Professor Jennifer Lee of
University of California, Irvine
, Professor Taeku Lee of
University of California, Berkeley
, and Professor
Janelle Wong
University of Maryland, College Park
.
Surveys
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2008 National Asian American Survey
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The 2008 survey polled 5,159
Asian Americans
between August and October 2008, in English and 7 Asian languages, and reported data on
Chinese Americans
,
Filipino Americans
,
Indian Americans
,
Japanese Americans
,
Korean Americans
, and
Vietnamese Americans
. Most of the questions related to partisanship, political participation, and civic participation.
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2012 National Asian American Survey
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The 2012 survey polled 4,269
Asian Americans
and 486
Pacific Islanders
between July and October 2012, in English and 10 Asian languages, and reported data on
Chinese Americans
,
Filipino Americans
,
Hmong Americans
,
Indian Americans
,
Japanese Americans
,
Korean Americans
,
Pacific Islanders
, and
Vietnamese Americans
. Questions included partisanship, political participation, and opinions on specific policy issues including immigration policy and the budget deficit.
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Among other things, the respondents were strong supporters of the Affordable Care act,
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and visa backlogs were a significant concern among Asian American voters.
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Academic publications
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Findings from the National Asian American Survey have been published in the following:
- Wong, Janelle, et al.
Asian American political participation: Emerging constituents and their political identities
. Russell Sage Foundation, 2011.
- Junn, Jane
, Taeku Lee,
S. Karthick Ramakrishnan
, and Janelle Wong. "Asian?American Public Opinion." (2011).
Findings from the National Asian American Survey have been used and interpreted in the following:
- Hajnal, Zoltan L., and Taeku Lee.
Why Americans don't join the party: Race, immigration, and the failure (of political parties) to engage the electorate
. Princeton University Press, 2011.
- Ramakrishnan, S. Karthick, Janelle Wong, Taeku Lee, and Jane Junn. "Race-Based Considerations and the Obama Vote."
Du Bois Review: Social Science Research on Race
6, no. 01 (2009): 219-238.
References
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External links
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Official website