Racial & Ethnic Groups

short readsApr 9, 2014

The Civil Rights Act at 50: Racial divides persist on how much progress has been made

A half century after passage of the landmark 1964 Civil Rights Act, a wide disparity persists between blacks and whites over how much progress has been made.
short readsApr 9, 2014

Asian American voter turnout lags behind other groups; some non-voters say they’re ‘too busy’

Asian-American voters lag whites and blacks in turnout in midterm elections, an analysis of Census Bureau data shows.
short readsApr 2, 2014

Hispanics punch below their weight in midterm elections

Hispanics have voted in record numbers in recent years, but their turnout rate continues to lag behind whites and blacks, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of Census data.
short readsMar 27, 2014

Support for Obama, health care law has eroded among Hispanics

Today, as many Hispanics approve as disapprove (47%-47%) of the new health care law. That’s down markedly compared with the 61% approval just six months ago. And during the same time period, Obama’s job approval rating has slipped 15 points among Hispanics.
short readsFeb 26, 2014

The U.S. Hispanic population has increased sixfold since 1970

The U.S. Hispanic population in 2012 was 53,027,708, nearly six times the population in 1970.
short readsJan 30, 2014

Asian Americans split on whether U.S. immigration system works or needs a major overhaul

45% of Asian Americans say the U.S. immigration system “works pretty well and requires only minor changes” while 47% say the system “needs to be completely rebuilt” or “needs major changes.”
reportJan 24, 2014

In 2014, Latinos will surpass whites as largest racial/ethnic group in California
short readsJan 24, 2014

In 2014, Latinos will surpass whites as largest racial/ethnic group in California

According to California Governor Jerry Brown’s new state budget, Latinos are projected to become the largest single racial/ethnic group in the state by March of this year, making up 39% of the state’s population. That will make California only the second state, behind New Mexico, where whites are not the majority and Latinos are the […]
reportJan 6, 2014

African Americans and Technology Use

While African Americans continue to trail whites when it comes to internet use and home broadband adoption overall, young African Americans are just as likely as their white counterparts to use the internet and have especially high rates of Twitter use.
short readsNov 13, 2013

More than 3.4M Americans trace their ancestry to the Philippines

Here’s a data portrait of the Filipino-American community, drawn from the Pew Research Center’s 2012 report on Asian Americans.

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Hispanics punch below their weight in midterm elections

Support for Obama, health care law has eroded among Hispanics

The U.S. Hispanic population has increased sixfold since 1970

Asian Americans split on whether U.S. immigration system works or needs a major overhaul

In 2014, Latinos will surpass whites as largest racial/ethnic group in California

In 2014, Latinos will surpass whites as largest racial/ethnic group in California

African Americans and Technology Use

More than 3.4M Americans trace their ancestry to the Philippines

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