A new Pew report reveals that at least 1 in 5 Asian Americans have hidden parts of their culture from non-Asians. The widely used metrics obscure vast differences in the health of the highly diverse pool of Asian Americans. The grouping of people with Asian ancestry into a single racial category in U.S. public health is highlighted as a concern, with experts emphasizing the importance of data equity for achieving health equity.
People with Asian ancestry are almost always grouped into a single racial category in U.S. public health. “You cannot have health equity without data equity,” said @NinezPonce. https://t.co/69WqWx0Qs3
Physician @uche_blackstock talks about her experience of the huge health disparities faced by Black Americans in her new book Legacy. https://t.co/K5DIjovjt7
Invisible in the data: Broad ‘Asian American’ category obscures health disparities. https://t.co/rczld6HEvG
“If people are not seen in the data, you can have lofty health equity goals but have blind spots that harm those populations.” — @ushamcfarling's fascinating exploration of what's lost by lumping all Asian Americans into a single demographic category. https://t.co/vRNoV7eysi
Blending together the highly diverse pool of Asian Americans in widely used metrics obscures vast differences in their health. https://t.co/gFFkrcgyWR
At least 1 in 5 Asian Americans have hidden parts of their culture from non-Asians at some point in their lives, according to new Pew report. https://t.co/AqiT2fL2UY