All Asians aren’t the same (Session L)

  • 20 million + Asians live in the US
  • Taiwanese have the highest % of Bachelor Degrees or higher, 78%
  • Hmong and Cambodians have the lowest at less than 20%
  • Income equality is rising faster among AAPI than other racial or ethnic groups
  • Historic Asian American events that shaped communities including the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, Japanese Internment 1942 – 1946, Murder of Vincent Chin 1982, LA Riots 1992, and COVID-19 2020
  • Buying power of Asian AmeRicans will hit $1.3 Trillion by 2022
  • Media and entertainment is better reflecting Asian and American stories including Crazy Rich Asians, Always Be My Maybe, The Farewell and Parasite

The speaker will be answering audience questions online during the presentation.