Thread by @karthickr

Yes, they did it again. @nytopinion conducted a focus group of 12 Asian Americans that is wildly unrepresentative of who Asian Americans are.

Two-thirds were East Asian. And only 1 was South Asian.

It is high time to face the facts.
aapidata.com/blog/facts-sou…

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Kudos to the New York Times opinion page for prioritizing Asian American communities and Asian American voices.

But shame on them for making the same big mistake once again, acting as if East Asians are the majority of Asian America. [2/x]

The last time @nytopinion did this was in 2016, when they produced a video of Asian Americans describing experiences with racial slurs.

Out of 24 they interviewed, nearly all were East Asian and none were South Asian (only one was Filipino) #BrownAsians

Since 2016, the share of South Asians has grown even more, from 27 percent in 2016 to 29 percent in 2021.
aapidata.com/blog/facts-sou… [4/x]

It is high time for editors, reporters, and opinion teams to face these facts:

1) South Asians are Asian Americans
2) South Asians are the fastest growing group of Asian Americans
3) South Asians represent 25% to 29% of Asian Americans

aapidata.com/blog/facts-sou… [5/x]

Journalistic representations of Asian Americans need to catch up to these realities, and fast.

Full post: aapidata.com/blog/facts-sou…

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Flagging for authors @patrickhealynyt @lwaysadrian; happy to discuss ways to improve focus group design in the future.