Our Story

Rise of Anti-Asian American and Pacific Islander Hate: Brief on Historical Trauma in AAPI Communities and How We Got Here

Data That
Tells Our Story

National and statewide data are important. for identifying broad trends, but they often fail to accurately reflect the experiences of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) communities at the local level. Many national surveys aggregate all Asian populations into a single racial category, masking major differences between ethnic subgroups, neighborhoods, immigration histories, languages, and cultural contexts. As a result, important disparities and emerging issues may remain hidden.

Collecting local data is important because for AANHPI communities, it can also help address longstanding underrepresentation in substance use research and treatment systems.

Data from our 2023-2024 annual youth survey revealed:

Of the 72.3% of respondents that have NEVER tried alcohol

50.3%

26.3%

23.5%

Reported that someone in the home drinks – usually a parent or grandparent

45.5%

54.5%

Reported had at least one best friend who has tried alcohol

55.4%

44.6%

Reported feeling there was no harm or an unknown amount of harm related to alcohol

6.35%