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Culture
1 in 5 Asian Americans hide cultural heritage to avoid embarrassment, survey finds
he respondents attributed concealing heritage to a variety of factors, with embarrassment and fear of being misunderstood cited as common ex...
Ryan General
Japan
Japan among top 10 best countries in the world, according to Americans
Japan is one of the 10 best countries in the world, according to Americans. Key details: American media company U.S. News shared its annual ...
Michelle De Pacina
Coronavirus
Discrimination during pandemic significantly harmed Asian American students’ mental health: study
The mental health of Asian American students was significantly harmed due to the rise of anti-Asian discrimination fueled by the COVID-19 pa...
Singapore
Kindness is the new sexy in Singapore’s dating scene, survey finds
Most Singaporean singles believe kindness is more important than physical looks, according to a recent survey by Bumble. Key details: Conduc...
Bryan Ke
Asia
Most Asian Americans view China negatively, survey reveals
More than half of Asian Americans have an unfavorable view of China, according to a new Pew Research Center survey on how Asian Americans se...
Carl Samson
Canada
Heightened anti-Asian racism still a problem in Canada due in part to China tensions: poll
A new poll found that more than half of its Asian Canadian respondents believe that racism and discrimination remain a problem in Canada tod...
Study
The best and worst Asian countries to live and work in, according to expat survey
A recently released report has revealed the Asian destinations that expatriates consider the best and worst places to live and work in. Abou...
Editorial Staff
Entertainment
Japanese survey reveals top 10 Studio Ghibli houses fans want to live in
Around 1,000 people across Japan participated in a survey to indicate the Studio Ghibli houses they would most like to live in. Survey detai...
Food
Food allergies more prevalent in people of color, low-income households, study suggests
“Racial and ethnic minorities as well as underserved populations often do not get to an allergist for diagnosis” ...
Indonesia
Those who work with AI likelier to drink more, sleep less, study finds
Artificial intelligence (AI) in the workplace is taking a significant toll on employees’ physical and mental well-being, a new study has fou...
‘Largest nationally representative’ survey from Pew explores Asians’ views on identity in the US
Pew Research Center surveyed thousands of Asian adults in the United States to explore their views on several topics, such as identity and h...
Can you name a living Asian American celebrity? Nearly half of Americans can’t, survey reveals
Almost half of all Americans cannot name a living Asian American celebrity, according to a new study. On Tuesday, Leading Asian Americans to...
Isa Peralta
News
Nearly 75% of Chinese Americans experienced racial discrimination in past year, survey reveals
A recent study has revealed that nearly 75% of Chinese Americans have experienced some form of racial discrimination at least once in the pa...
Ana Yoo
1 in 2 Asian Americans do not feel safe in the US, survey finds
An alarming one in two Asian Americans feel unsafe in the U.S., according to this year’s Social Tracking of Asian Americans in the U.S. (STA...
Economy
Asian Americans least likely to feel satisfied with their salary, new survey shows
Most Asian Americans do not feel satisfied with their salary, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. Pew Research Center’s American ...
1.5 million people in Japan are living as social recluses after COVID-19
According to a recent government survey, approximately 1 in 50 Japanese citizens are living as “hikikomori,” or individuals who isolate them...
Ines Shin
Boston
Asian American high school students more likely to feel alienated and invisible, report reveals
A recent study on the experiences of Asian American high school students in Boston has found that they are more likely to feel overlooked an...
Song Hye-kyo, Lee Min-ho are the world’s favorite Korean female and male actors, survey reveals
K-drama stars Song Hye-kyo and Lee Min-ho are the world’s top Korean female and male actors, according to a recent survey. Conducted b...
Iris Jung
Issues & Racism
Elon Musk says media is ‘racist against whites and Asians’ amid ‘Dilbert’ creator backlash
Twitter CEO Elon Musk called the media “racist against whites and Asians” after author Scott Adams’ “Dilbert” comic strip ...
Business
94% of AAPI workers ages 40-plus say a meaningful job is a requirement post COVID, new study finds
A recent study published by AARP revealed that more Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) workers aged 40 and up want meaningful jobs a...
The video games that most need anime adaptations, according to Japanese gamers
Japanese gamers have voted for the video game titles that they think deserve anime adaptations. In a recent poll conducted by Japanese websi...
Young Indian Americans experience discrimination as early as preschool, study suggests
Researchers from the Texas A&M University School of Public Health conducted open-ended surveys on nine Indian American adolescents. Th...
These are the top 10 K-drama actors of 2022, according to S. Koreans
Gallup Korea’s annual Person of the Year poll has determined the 10 most impactful K-drama actors of 2022. A total of 1,771 responses wer...
Education
8 in 10 Asian Americans who oppose affirmative action believe it’s racist, survey reveals
Nearly half (49%) of Asian Americans oppose affirmative action, according to a new survey by higher education resource Intelligent.com. Of...
China
Most Americans, British and Australians support helping Taiwan if China attacks, new poll shows
A recent study conducted by YouGov-Cambridge found that the majority of its American (52%), British (51%) and Australian (62%) participants...
Young people in China are having less sex, survey reveals
A three-year national survey found that younger Chinese people are less interested in sex compared to their parents’ generation. The repor...
Rebecca Moon
40 percent of Japanese men in their 20s have never been on a date, says new government report
An impressive 40% of Japanese men in their 20s reported having never gone on a date, according to a new government survey. Women in their ...
Jane Nam
49% of Japanese employees say they have an ‘old guy’ co-worker who doesn’t do any work: survey
In a survey conducted by a Japanese consulting business, half of 300 employees said there is "an old guy" who does not do any wor...
A third of Asian Americans have changed their daily routine over fears of being attacked, survey finds
Three in 10 (36%) Asian Americans have modified their daily routines in the past 12 months over fears of being threatened or attacked, acco...
South Koreans are getting taller, obesity rates up among men, government study says
A survey conducted by the The Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy's National Institute of Technology and Standards evaluating the ...
Asian countries lag behind European ones in UN’s global ranking for happiness
The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Solutions Network released its 2022 World Happiness Report, showing Asian countries lagging beh...
Survey: 9 in 10 Japanese fear China will invade Taiwan
A poll conducted on Saturday by the Mainichi Shimbun and Saitama University's Social Survey found that 9 in 10 Japanese were concerned...
Infographic: Your favorite ‘Korean’ food may not even be Korean, according to a survey
The Korean Food Promotion Institute (KFPI) conducted a survey asking Koreans whether they considered certain globally popular foods to be K...
Elizabeth Lee
Survey: 34% of white college students lied about their race to improve their admission, financial aid odds
A recent survey has found that 34% of its white respondents admitted to lying about being part of a racial minority to boost their chances o...
57% of Asian Americans Feel Unsafe in Public, Poll Shows
As reports of anti-Asian incidents increase amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the majority of Asian Americans feel unsafe to be in public, accordi...
1 in 3 Asian Americans Fear Getting Racially Attacked, Pew Research Center Survey Reveals
Among the different racial and ethnic groups in the U.S., Asians are the most afraid of receiving verbal and physical attacks, a new survey ...