Want Data on Asian-Americans? There’s An App for That

And for Pacific Islanders, too, thanks to the White House, which has launched a “comprehensive hub.”

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The White House Initiative on Asian American and Pacific Islanders, in partnership with Data.gov, has launched Data.gov/AAPI, “the most comprehensive hub of government data on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.”

That’s according to the White House, which issued a press release today. The goal is to help policymakers and the public “understand and address disparities in socioeconomic status, educational attainment, health, and other areas of importance to the AAPI community.”

Says WHIAAPI Executive Director Kiran Ahuja, “The launch of Data.gov/AAPI marks an important milestone for better understanding and responding to the complex needs of AAPIs, now the fastest growing racial group in the country.”

Data.gov/AAPI

A screen shot from Data.gov/AAPI.

Among the data nuggets are these:

  • Asian American veterans are among the oldest in age. Explore the data.
  • In the first year of college, Asian American and black students have the highest enrollment rates in remedial education courses. Explore the data.
  • Of the immigrant orphans adopted by United States citizens, nearly half are of Asian descent. Explore the data.
  • Pacific Islanders have among the highest unemployment rates of all racial and ethnic groups. Explore the data.
  • The AAPI community is expected to more than double to over 47 million by 2060. Explore the data.

Data.gov/AAPI offers 2,000 datasets and reports from almost 50 federal, state, county and city sources pertaining to the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander community. 

Here’s a video of President Obama saying why it’s important:

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