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TAAF’s STAATUS Index 2024

The Asian American Foundation PROJECT
TAAF’s STAATUS Index 2024 by The Asian American Foundation

credits

Title
  • TAAF’s STAATUS Index 2024
Entrant
  • The Asian American Foundation

About This Project

Summary

There is a systemic lack of data for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) communities which renders the inequities we face invisible to policy-makers, leaders, funders and the AANHPI community. TAAF prioritizes data as a key lever of change, providing critical foundational research to inform solutions and policy. The STAATUS Index (Social Tracking of Asian Americans in the United States) is the first study in over 20 years of American attitudes towards AANHPIs.

Goals & Objectives

Stereotyping can lead to scapegoating, which can then lead to violence, impacting the sense of belonging of AANHPIs. Understanding what stereotypes exist in American society will help us understand how we are viewed. Now in its 4th year, the study has become a reliable pulse on AANHPI issues.

Results & Impact

Since the inaugural survey in 2021, STAATUS has become a benchmark for the AAPI community. The only unique study of its kind, it is widely used as a resource by press to support storytelling, educators for academic research, and elected officials for policies and programs.

the team

Sruthi Chandrasekaran
  • Director of Data and Research
  • The Asian American Foundation (TAAF)
Matt Kamibayashi
  • Senior Research Associate
  • The Asian American Foundation (TAAF)
Norman Chen
  • Chief Executive Officer
  • The Asian American Foundation (TAAF)
Georgette Bhathena
  • Chief Programs Officer
  • The Asian American Foundation (TAAF)
Lena Pham
  • Database and Research Specialist
  • The Asian American Foundation (TAAF)
Min Wong
  • Anti-Hate Analyst
  • The Asian American Foundation (TAAF)
Joy Moh
  • Head of Communications and Marketing
  • The Asian American Foundation (TAAF)
Polly Fong
  • Creative Manager
  • The Asian American Foundation (TAAF)
Beverly Liang
  • Project Manager
  • The Asian American Foundation (TAAF)
Paul Watanabe
  • Professor of Political Science and Director of the Institute for Asian American Studies
  • University of Massachusetts, Boston
Erika Lee
  • Bae Family Professor of History and Radcliffe Alumnae Professor
  • Harvard University
Taeku Lee
  • Bae Family Professor of Government
  • Harvard University
Mike Hoa Nguyen
  • Assistant Professor of Education
  • New York University
Russell Jeung
  • Professor of Asian American Studies
  • San Francisco State University
Jennifer Lee
  • Julian Clarence Levi Professor of Social Sciences
  • Columbia University
Pei-Te Lien
  • Professor, Department of Political Science
  • University of California, Santa Barbara
Karen Umemoto
  • Professor of Urban Planning and Asian American Studies
  • University of California, Los Angeles
Jack Beckwith
  • Creative Director
  • The DataFace
Michael Hester
  • Technology Director
  • The DataFace
Sam Vickars
  • Design Manager
  • The DataFace
Aria Todd
  • Visual Designer
  • The DataFace
Sawyer Click
  • Senior Data Viz Developer
  • The DataFace
Arjun Kakkar
  • Data Viz Developer
  • The DataFace
Sunshine Sachs Morgan & Lylis
Leading Asian Americans to Unite for Change (LAAUNCH)
AAPI DATA
Asian American Research Initiative