People walking through a busy street in Chinatown in New York City. About 11 percent of Chinese Americans live in poverty, according to a new analysis by the Pew Research Center.
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People walking through a busy street in Chinatown in New York City. About 11 percent of Chinese Americans live in poverty, according to a new analysis by the Pew Research Center.
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A Nepalese immigrant in his early 40s described the stress and uncertainty he felt during college about how to afford rent, food and tuition despite having a scholarship.
A man of Hmong origin in his mid-30s said he struggled with the decision to either attend college or go straight into the workforce to provide for his family.
And a woman of Pakistani descent in her early 30s said she didn’t see her father often while growing up because he worked constantly to support their family and other relatives in Pakistan.
These were some of the responses in a new report from the Pew Research Center about the wide variety of experiences among Asian Americans living in poverty, based on 18 focus groups in 12 languages with 144 participants.
The report was part of a set of research published Wednesday to capture Asian Americans in economic hardship on a quantitative and qualitative scale. The project drew from focus groups, as well as census and survey data.
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