{"id":109269,"date":"2023-11-30T14:59:27","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T19:59:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2023\/11\/30\/asian-americans-and-the-forever-foreigner-stereotype\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T15:10:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T19:10:07","slug":"asian-americans-and-the-forever-foreigner-stereotype","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/race-and-ethnicity\/2023\/11\/30\/asian-americans-and-the-forever-foreigner-stereotype\/","title":{"rendered":"2. Asian Americans and the \u2018forever foreigner\u2019 stereotype"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asian Americans are often seen by others as foreigners, regardless of their citizenship status or how long they or their family have lived in the U.S. This is commonly known as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rutgersuniversitypress.org\/forever-foreigners-or-honorary-whites\/9780813526249\/\">\u201cforever foreigner\u201d<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC3092701\/\">\u201cperpetual foreigner\u201d<\/a> stereotype.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-310-wide\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-124023\" href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2023\/11\/30\/asian-americans-and-the-forever-foreigner-stereotype\/re_2023-11-30_asian-american-discrimination_2-01-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e0e4e3\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e0e4e3;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_2-01.png?resize=480,729 480w, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_2-01.png?resize=620,942 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"471\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_2-01.png?w=310\" alt=\"A bar chart showing the share of Asian adults who say, in day-to-day encounters with strangers in the U.S., people have mispronounced their name (68%), acted as if they don't speak English (39%), or told them to go back to their home country (32%). Among Asian adults who can speak their Asian origin language at least a little, 22% say people have criticized them for speaking a language other than English in public. \" class=\"wp-image-124023 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the survey, we asked Asian adults whether they had experiences where people likely treated them as if they were a foreigner. About eight-in-ten Asian Americans (78%) have experienced at least one of the following incidents in their day-to-day encounters with strangers in the U.S.:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>68% of Asian adults say people have mispronounced their name.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>39% say people have acted as if they didn\u2019t speak English.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>32% say people have told them to go back to their \u201chome country.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>22% of Asian adults who can speak the language of their Asian origin country say people have criticized them for speaking a language other than English in public.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-callout has-beige-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what-is-the-forever-foreigner-stereotype\">What is the \u2018forever foreigner\u2019 stereotype?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/race-ethnicity\/2022\/08\/02\/what-it-means-to-be-asian-in-america\/#whether-u-s-born-or-immigrants-asians-are-seen-by-others-as-foreigners\">common experience for Asian Americans<\/a> (and some other groups with large immigrant populations) is being asked when meeting someone for the first time, \u201cWhere are you from?\u201d with a follow-up question if the person asking isn\u2019t satisfied, \u201cWhere are you <em>really<\/em> from?\u201d While these questions may be asked with good intentions, some Asian Americans say it makes them feel like <a href=\"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/sibl\/Publications\/Cheryan%20%26%20Monin%20%282005%29.pdf\">they do not belong in the U.S.<\/a>, even though they may be longtime residents, citizens of the United States or even were born in the country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/go.gale.com\/ps\/i.do?p=AONE&amp;sw=w&amp;issn=&amp;v=2.1&amp;it=r&amp;id=GALE%7CA106647778&amp;sid=googleScholar&amp;linkaccess=abs&amp;userGroupName=anon%7Ebf290dc6&amp;aty=open-web-entry\">Scholars have called this experience<\/a> and the beliefs that may be behind it the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rutgersuniversitypress.org\/forever-foreigners-or-honorary-whites\/9780813526249\/\">\u201cforever foreigner\u201d<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC3092701\/\">\u201cperpetual foreigner\u201d<\/a> stereotype. This stereotype follows a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/nation\/the-long-history-of-racism-against-asian-americans-in-the-u-s\">long history of Asian Americans being excluded<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/library.fes.de\/libalt\/journals\/swetsfulltext\/6859319.pdf\">treated as outsiders to American society and culture<\/a>, and makes the group more likely to be affected by geopolitical tensions. The treatment of Asian Americans as proxies for foreign countries \u2013 including the incarceration of Japanese Americans after World War II, the murder of Vincent Chin, the backlash after the Sept. 11 attacks, and the spike in anti-Asian discrimination following the COVID-19 outbreak, among other examples \u2013 illustrates how \u201cforever foreigner\u201d narratives can be used to fuel discrimination.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;experiences-with-name-mispronunciation&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"experiences-with-name-mispronunciation\">Experiences with name mispronunciation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-310-wide\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-124024\" href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2023\/11\/30\/asian-americans-and-the-forever-foreigner-stereotype\/re_2023-11-30_asian-american-discrimination_2-02-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"d9e1e0\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #d9e1e0;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_2-02.png?resize=480,1140 480w, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_2-02.png?resize=620,1472 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"736\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_2-02.png?w=310\" alt=\"A bar chart showing that 68% of Asian adults say in day-to-day encounters with strangers in the U.S., people mispronounced their name. Across Asian ethnic origin groups, Indian adults are the most likely to say they have had this experience. \" class=\"wp-image-124024 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Roughly two-thirds of Asian adults (68%) say a stranger has mispronounced their name during day-to-day encounters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While majorities across most demographic groups say they have experienced this, there are some differences, including by origin, nativity, education, race and religion:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-310-wide\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-124025\" href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2023\/11\/30\/asian-americans-and-the-forever-foreigner-stereotype\/re_2023-11-30_asian-american-discrimination_2-03-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"f0f1f1\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f0f1f1;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_2-03.png?resize=480,855 480w, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_2-03.png?resize=620,1104 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"552\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_2-03.png?w=310\" alt=\"A dot plot showing the share of Asian adults who say in day-to-day encounters with strangers in the U.S., people mispronounced their name, by major religious groups. Hindu and Muslim Asian adults are more likely than some other religious groups to say they have had this experience. \" class=\"wp-image-124025 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Ethnic origin:<\/strong> 79% of Indian adults say a stranger has mispronounced their name, a higher share than among other ethnic origin groups.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Nativity:<\/strong> 70% of Asian immigrants say they have had this experience, compared with 62% of U.S.-born Asian adults.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Education:<\/strong> 75% of Asian adults with a postgraduate degree say strangers have mispronounced their name. Somewhat smaller majorities among those with a bachelor\u2019s degree or less say the same.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Race: <\/strong>Name mispronunciation is less common among Asian adults who identify with two or more races (those who identify as Asian and at least one other race), though about half (51%) say it has happened to them. By comparison, 70% of single-race Asian adults (those who identify as Asian and no other race) say the same. &nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Religion:<\/strong> Asian American Christians are less likely than Asian adults who are Hindu or Muslim to say people have mispronounced their name.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"in-their-own-words-asian-americans-experiences-with-having-their-name-mispronounced\">In their own words: Asian Americans\u2019 experiences with having their name mispronounced<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While having one\u2019s name mispronounced is not always perceived as an incident of discrimination, names are strong indicators of other aspects of identity, such as ethnic origin, religion, gender and more. Having one\u2019s name mispronounced can also have profound <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0022103111002927\">institutional and interpersonal impacts<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In our 2021 focus groups of Asian Americans, some participants talked about the experience of having their name routinely mispronounced. Additionally, many shared that they went by multiple names: their given name, which often reflected their origin or culture, and a second <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0022103116304620\">\u201ceasier to pronounce\u201d<\/a> Anglicized or American name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-90b4cc35 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhen you walk on the street, someone speaks to you like [in Korean or Japanese]. I am not Korean or Japanese, and this discrimination act is speaking this way when seeing Asian people. Another example [is that] average Americans actually can hardly read out my name. One day I went to see a dentist. He asked me how to read my name. After I told him, he said, \u2018Are you sure you know how to read your name?\u2019 He thought it was funny, but it was actually an offensive question, a kind of microaggression. There are many cases where others sort of praise you, but in fact it is indirect disrespect for your race.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right sans-serif wp-block-paragraph\">\u2013Immigrant woman of Chinese origin in early 30s (translated from Mandarin)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-90b4cc35 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNobody ever seems to be able to get my name right. And what is the number one thing that is your identity? It\u2019s your name. So, the fact that nobody \u2013 even if I explain how to say it \u2013 people can\u2019t say it. I have a list of over 200 names that I\u2019ve been called, so it\u2019s insane. Also, you go to a store and they have the names on magnets and keychains and your name is never, ever, ever going to be there. And as a kid I would always look and my mom would be like, \u2018You know your name\u2019s not going to be there, so what are you doing?\u2019 And I\u2019m like, \u2018Yeah but I like to, you know, just look anyway.\u2019 \u2026 Versus like you go to India and [my name is very common] so you see it on the street.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right sans-serif wp-block-paragraph\">\u2013U.S.-born woman of Indian origin in late 20s<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-90b4cc35 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBeing Lao, my name is very strange [to Americans]. People don\u2019t know what I am or what gender I am, like I share the same name with a bunch of different girls at my schools. But when they see my name, they\u2019re not sure if it\u2019s like Muslim, African, or whatever, and I feel like that hurts my job experiences. Even my friends tell me, \u2018That\u2019s your name? You don\u2019t have like a normal name?\u2019 They don\u2019t know what to expect. They don\u2019t know me [so they say things] like, \u2018You speak good English,\u2019 or whatever, stuff like that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right sans-serif wp-block-paragraph\">\u2013U.S.-born man of Laotian and Chinese origin in mid-20s<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;discrimination-experiences-of-being-treated-as-foreigners&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"discrimination-experiences-of-being-treated-as-foreigners\">Discrimination experiences of being treated as foreigners<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In their daily lives, 52% of Asian Americans say they have experienced at least one of three discrimination incidents in which a stranger treated them like a foreigner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whether Asian adults have had these experiences varies across some Asian<strong> ethnic origin <\/strong>groups:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>49% of Korean Americans say strangers have acted as if they didn\u2019t speak English in day-to-day encounters, compared with smaller shares of Chinese (40%), Filipino (37%), Indian (32%) and Japanese (26%) adults.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>About three-in-ten or more Korean, Chinese, Indian and Vietnamese adults and those who belong to less populous origin groups (those categorized as \u201cother\u201d in this report) say someone has told them to go back to their \u201chome country.\u201d About one-quarter of Filipino and Japanese adults say the same.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-640-wide\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-124026\" href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2023\/11\/30\/asian-americans-and-the-forever-foreigner-stereotype\/re_2023-11-30_asian-american-discrimination_2-04-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e4e8e7\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e4e8e7;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_2-04.png?resize=480,617 480w, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_2-04.png?resize=782,1004 782w, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_2-04.png?resize=960,1233 960w, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_2-04.png?resize=1200,1541 1200w, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_2-04.png?resize=1280,1644 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"822\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_2-04.png?w=640\" alt=\"A bar chart showing the share of Asian adults who say in day-to-day encounters with strangers in the U.S., someone treated them like a foreigner. 39% say people have acted as if they don't speak English, 32% say people have told them to go back to their home country, and among those who can speak their Asian origin language at least a little, 22% say someone has criticized them for speaking a language other than English in public. 52% of Asian adults say they have had at least one of these three experiences. \" class=\"wp-image-124026 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Regardless of<strong> nativity<\/strong>, similar shares of U.S.-born Asian adults (48%) and immigrants (54%) have experienced at least one of these three incidents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Experiences, however, vary by <strong>immigration generation <\/strong>to some extent:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignright is-style-callout is-style-300-wide has-beige-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"qualitative-research-findings-on-how-asians-are-often-seen-by-others-as-foreigners\">Qualitative research findings on how Asians are often seen by others as foreigners<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/race-ethnicity\/2022\/08\/02\/what-it-means-to-be-asian-in-america\/#whether-u-s-born-or-immigrants-asians-are-seen-by-others-as-foreigners\">August 2022 report<\/a> explored Asian Americans\u2019 experiences with the \u201cforever foreigner\u201d stereotype. Here are some key findings related to the survey:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-sans-serif-font-family\" style=\"font-size:14px\">Many Asian Americans shared a common experience of being asked where they are \u201creally from,\u201d implying that strangers see them as foreigners or that they do not fit their idea of what an \u201cAmerican\u201d is supposed to look like.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-sans-serif-font-family\" style=\"font-size:14px\">Whether participants were immigrants or U.S. born, many said they experienced this even if they or their families have lived in the country for decades or generations. Speaking fluent English also does not prevent others from asking them this question.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-sans-serif-font-family\" style=\"font-size:14px\">Some U.S.-born participants said they avoided talking about their ethnic origin because it often led to misunderstandings and assumptions that they are immigrants.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-sans-serif-font-family\" style=\"font-size:14px\">Japanese American participants shared their stories of being incarcerated with their families during World War II and being forced to leave their homes behind.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Among immigrants, those who came to the U.S. as children (1.5 generation) are more likely than those who came as adults (first generation) to say someone has told them to go back to their \u201chome country\u201d (44% vs. 26%). And among the U.S.-born children of immigrant parents (second generation), 37% say they have had this experience.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A higher share of 1.5-generation immigrants say strangers have acted as if they didn\u2019t speak English than first-generation immigrants (47% vs. 38%).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among immigrants, naturalized U.S. <strong>citizens<\/strong> are more likely than <strong>noncitizens<\/strong> to say they have encountered some of these incidents:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>34% of naturalized citizens say someone has told them they should go back to their \u201chome country,\u201d compared with 26% of noncitizens.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Among those who can speak the language of their Asian origin country, 24% of citizens say they have been criticized for speaking a non-English language in public, higher than the share of noncitizens who say the same (17%).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asian Americans\u2019 experiences with being treated like a foreigner by strangers vary by <strong>education:<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>46% of Asian adults with a high school degree or less say strangers have acted as if they didn\u2019t speak English, higher than the shares among those with at least some college experience.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On the other hand, Asian adults with higher levels of education are <em>more likely<\/em> to say that a stranger has told them to go back to their \u201chome country.\u201d About one-third of those with a bachelor\u2019s degree or more say they have had this experience, compared with smaller shares of those with some college experience or less.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asian Americans\u2019<strong> <em>perceived <\/em>racial or ethnic identity<\/strong> is also associated with whether they are treated as foreigners in day-to-day encounters:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Asian adults who are perceived as Chinese, Asian, or Hispanic or Latino are more likely than those who are perceived as some other non-White race or ethnicity to say strangers have acted like they didn\u2019t speak English.[17. numoffset=&#8221;17&#8243; A <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/hispanic\/2021\/11\/04\/half-of-u-s-latinos-experienced-some-form-of-discrimination-during-the-first-year-of-the-pandemic\/#hispanics-experienced-discrimination-from-non-hispanics-and-hispanics-alike\">2021 Pew Research Center survey<\/a> of U.S. Hispanic adults asked similar questions about whether they had experienced some of these incidents <em>in the last 12 months<\/em>. About one-in-five Hispanic adults (21%) said someone made a remark that they should go back to their home country. Additionally, among those who can carry on a conversation in Spanish \u2013 both understanding and speaking \u2013 at least a little, 23% of Hispanic adults said they had been criticized for speaking Spanish in public.]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-640-wide\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-124027\" href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2023\/11\/30\/asian-americans-and-the-forever-foreigner-stereotype\/re_2023-11-30_asian-american-discrimination_2-05-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"f1f1f1\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f1f1f1;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_2-05.png?resize=480,440 480w, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_2-05.png?resize=782,716 782w, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_2-05.png?resize=960,879 960w, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_2-05.png?resize=1200,1099 1200w, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_2-05.png?resize=1280,1172 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"586\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_2-05.png?w=640\" alt=\"A dot plot showing the share of Asian adults who say in day-to-day encounters with strangers in the U.S., someone treated them like a foreigner, by their perceived racial or ethnic identity. \" class=\"wp-image-124027 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;in-their-own-words-how-asian-americans-would-react-if-their-friend-was-told-to-go-back-to-their-home-country&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"in-their-own-words-how-asian-americans-would-react-if-their-friend-was-told-to-go-back-to-their-home-country\">In their own words: How Asian Americans would react if their friend was told to \u2018go back to their home country\u2019<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the 2021 qualitative study of Asian Americans, we asked participants what they would do if someone told a close friend who just immigrated to the U.S., \u201cGo back to your country, you don\u2019t belong here!\u201d We asked participants what they would say if their friend called them and asked, \u201cIs this normal? What should I do?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Participants answered with a variety of responses, including saying they would offer emotional support and offer strategies that could be summarized as \u201cwalk away,\u201d \u201crecord and report\u201d and \u201cspeak up.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For those who suggest their friend <strong>walk away<\/strong>, some see it as rational and best for their friend\u2019s safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-90b4cc35 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI personally have had a similar experience. This is a free country so you can\u2019t stop other people from saying anything. \u2026 The main thing is to ensure your own personal safety.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right sans-serif wp-block-paragraph\">\u2013Immigrant woman of Taiwanese origin in mid-20s (translated from Mandarin)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Participants also suggest their friend <strong>record<\/strong> the conversation if they can and <strong>report<\/strong> it to either an authority where the incident took place or the police.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-90b4cc35 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI also agree that whatever happens, we should calm down, and [if] I feel like I\u2019m being attacked, I have to call the police for protection. That is my freedom. Other people can\u2019t invade me, yell at me like that. But unfortunately it happens more often than I thought. I also have some friends or acquaintances who have been in the same situation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right sans-serif wp-block-paragraph\">\u2013Immigrant woman of Vietnamese origin in early 40s (translated from Vietnamese)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Immigrant participants are more likely to mention reporting the incident, while U.S.-born participants tend to express more doubt about whether police involvement would be helpful in the situation if there was no physical violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A number of participants would suggest their friend to <strong>speak up<\/strong>. Some see this as a chance to educate the aggressor:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-90b4cc35 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m a bit of a smartass and I would just tell them unless you\u2019re [an] Indigenous [person], you should go back too. \u2026 [And] if you don\u2019t like Chinese then you can\u2019t have Chinese food. Things like that where they don\u2019t realize that it\u2019s already a part of their lives and kicking them out is going to take a piece of their own life with them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right sans-serif wp-block-paragraph\">\u2013U.S.-born man of Japanese origin in early 60s<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-90b4cc35 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI would say, the answer would be that it is not your country either. It is a country of immigrants. \u2026 [I]t\u2019s not you but your father or grandfather who came here. So, you too have to go to your country. Then it is everyone\u2019s country.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right sans-serif wp-block-paragraph\">\u2013Immigrant man of Bangladeshi origin in mid-50s (translated from Bengali)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among U.S.-born participants who advocated for speaking up, some compared their response to how their parents might react:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-90b4cc35 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMy parents would say, \u2018Don\u2019t say anything. Keep your eyes down and keep walking.\u2019 \u2026 because they don\u2019t know their rights and they don\u2019t know the language, so they live in a different kind of fear of not being understood. But we growing up here know how to stand our ground.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right sans-serif wp-block-paragraph\">\u2013U.S.-born man of Pakistani origin in early 30s<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And while some Asian immigrants echo this sentiment, others elaborate on why they would encourage their children to speak up:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-90b4cc35 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf that happened to my child, the meaning is different from the situation when the same thing happened to me. They were born in this country and were supposed to be recognized as an American, but I think people say that to them because they look Asian. I would tell them that not everyone is like that, then they should protect themselves. If this happens, they can take [their] cellphone [to record the incident] and bring it to the police, or I would give them pepper spray for self-defense.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right sans-serif wp-block-paragraph\">\u2013Immigrant woman of Japanese origin in mid-30s (translated from Japanese)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many participants also said their suggestions to their friend in the scenario would ultimately <strong>depend on the situation.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-90b4cc35 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI guess if there is any kind of Asian association or something, that could help us in higher levels. That would help. But I don\u2019t know. It\u2019s hard because you can talk. You can tell that person back if that person\u2019s not very bulky and acts like he\u2019s going to hit you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right sans-serif wp-block-paragraph\">\u2013U.S.-born woman of Chinese origin in early 20s<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-90b4cc35 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI would say \u2018You can go home if you hate it.\u2019 I don\u2019t know what that person moved to the U.S. for, but if you have something you want to do, you should do it without being discouraged by such situations, so if you don\u2019t like it, you can leave, and if you can do it, you can stay.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right sans-serif wp-block-paragraph\">\u2013Immigrant man of Japanese origin in mid-20s (translated from Japanese)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Asian Americans are often seen by others as foreigners, regardless of their citizenship status or how long they or their family have lived in the U.S. This is commonly known as the \u201cforever foreigner\u201d or \u201cperpetual foreigner\u201d stereotype. 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Asian Americans\u2019 experiences with discrimination in their daily lives","slug":"asian-americans-experiences-with-discrimination-in-their-daily-lives","link":"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/race-and-ethnicity\/2023\/11\/30\/asian-americans-experiences-with-discrimination-in-their-daily-lives\/","is_active":false},{"id":109269,"title":"2. Asian Americans and the \u2018forever foreigner\u2019 stereotype","slug":"asian-americans-and-the-forever-foreigner-stereotype","link":"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/race-and-ethnicity\/2023\/11\/30\/asian-americans-and-the-forever-foreigner-stereotype\/","is_active":true},{"id":109274,"title":"3. Asian Americans and the \u2018model minority\u2019 stereotype","slug":"asian-americans-and-the-model-minority-stereotype","link":"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/race-and-ethnicity\/2023\/11\/30\/asian-americans-and-the-model-minority-stereotype\/","is_active":false},{"id":109115,"title":"4. Asian Americans and discrimination during the COVID-19 pandemic","slug":"asian-americans-and-discrimination-during-the-covid-19-pandemic","link":"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/race-and-ethnicity\/2023\/11\/30\/asian-americans-and-discrimination-during-the-covid-19-pandemic\/","is_active":false},{"id":109124,"title":"5. Asian Americans\u2019 views of anti-Asian discrimination in the U.S. today","slug":"asian-americans-views-of-anti-asian-discrimination-in-the-u-s-today","link":"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/race-and-ethnicity\/2023\/11\/30\/asian-americans-views-of-anti-asian-discrimination-in-the-u-s-today\/","is_active":false},{"id":109134,"title":"Acknowledgments","slug":"asian-american-discrimination-2023-acknowledgments","link":"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/race-and-ethnicity\/2023\/11\/30\/asian-american-discrimination-2023-acknowledgments\/","is_active":false},{"id":109145,"title":"Methodology: 2022-23 survey of Asian Americans","slug":"methodology-2022-23-survey-of-asian-americans","link":"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/race-and-ethnicity\/2023\/11\/30\/methodology-2022-23-survey-of-asian-americans\/","is_active":false},{"id":109151,"title":"Methodology: 2021 focus groups of Asian Americans","slug":"asian-american-discrimination-methodology-2021-focus-groups-of-asian-americans","link":"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/race-and-ethnicity\/2023\/11\/30\/asian-american-discrimination-methodology-2021-focus-groups-of-asian-americans\/","is_active":false},{"id":109160,"title":"Appendix: Supplemental tables","slug":"asian-american-discrimination-2023-appendix-additional-tables","link":"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/race-and-ethnicity\/2023\/11\/30\/asian-american-discrimination-2023-appendix-additional-tables\/","is_active":false}],"report_materials":[{"key":"_1p4nceh6l","type":"report","attachmentId":123981,"url":"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_Report.pdf","label":"","icon":""},{"key":"_8myfawrlp","type":"topline","attachmentId":123977,"url":"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/11\/RE_2023.11.30_Asian-American-Discrimination_Topline.pdf","label":"","icon":""},{"type":"dataset","id":2432,"label":"2022-23 Survey of Asian Americans","url":"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/dataset\/2022-23-survey-of-asian-americans\/"}],"report_pagination":{"current_post":{"id":109269,"title":"2. 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