Webinar

Unveiling The Findings: State of Chinese Americans Survey 2024

Daphne Kwok

About the Event

Chinese Americans constitute about 5.5 million people and are the largest share of the Asian American population. Despite this fast-growing electorate, Chinese Americans have faced a surge in racism in everyday life, been historically underrepresented in politics and policy, and the specific policy preferences and political behaviors of those same Chinese Americans are unknown.

So what are the political and policy preferences of Chinese Americans? What are Chinese Americans’ feelings toward the current relationship between the U.S. and China? And to what extent do Chinese Americans still experience racial discrimination?

Researchers of this survey Dr. Nathan Kar Ming Chan, Dr. Sam Collitt, and Dr. Vivien Leung – joined Committee of 100 and NORC at the University of Chicago to address these key questions in the research & data unveiling of ‘State of Chinese Americans” in a webinar on September 25. A Q&A session followed, moderated by Daphne Kwok, a key expert on the 2024 State of Chinese Americans Survey Advisory Group.

Speakers

Dr. Nathan Kar Ming Chan
Assistant Professor of Political Science
Loyola Marymount University

Dr. Nathan Kar Ming Chan is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Loyola Marymount University, teaching Empirical Approaches, Public Opinion, and Race and Political Behavior. Attending undergrad at UCLA, Nathan decided to pursue political science due to his familial connection to Hong Kong. The democracy protests sparked his interest in what motivates people to participate in politics and his passion for the political world. Before deciding on political science, Nathan had legal aspirations and worked as in legal aid for AmeriCorps, providing legal information for underserved minority litigants. Nathan also worked as a public policy coordinator, where he organized public forums for elected officials and constituents to discuss urgent public policy issues.

At LMU, Nathan emphasizes time and energy management. Having a short- and long-term plan and prioritizing your mental health is crucial. Nathan adds that transparency with professors can go a long way. He is inspired by LMU students for their intellectual curiosity and drive in and outside class in their extracurricular activities and professional aspirations.

Alex Chew

Director of Client Services and Business Development, Amplify AAPI Lead
NORC at the University of Chicago

Alex Chew is a director with NORC at the University of Chicago, a leading research organization where he is championing Amplify AAPI, the largest, most representative survey panel of Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders committed to illuminating the needs, opinions, and experiences of the AANHPI community.

Alex has advocated for Amplify AAPI and data equity for the AANHPI community. Alex also has over twenty years of experience leading large-scale, multinational consumer, B2B, and non-profit market research projects in the U.S, Asia, Europe, Latin America, and Middle East markets. He has led the development of transformational brand and reputation programs, working as an advisor to senior executives at some of the world’s largest and most influential organizations. Alex received a bachelor’s in political economics and history from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

Dr. Sam Collitt
Research and Data Scientist
Committee of 100

Dr. Sam Collitt is Committee of 100’s Research and Data Scientist. He graduated with a doctorate in political science from UC Davis in March, 2022. He joined Committee of 100 shortly after and has since led Committee of 100’s research initiatives, including the annual State of Chinese Americans survey and a data hub of federal and state legislation that affects Chinese Americans.

During his PhD, his research focused on using survey data to assess how partisans get and process political information. Before attending UC Davis, he attended The Pennsylvania State University where he received a BS degree in earth science and policy. His work has been featured in news stories by a wide variety of national outlets.

Dr. Vivien Leung
Assistant Professor of Political Science
Santa Clara University

Dr. Vivien Leung (she/they) is an Assistant Professor (tenure-track) of Political Science at Santa Clara University. Their research areas are in Asian American politics, race and ethnic politics, political psychology, immigration, and American politics. More specifically, they are interested in the racialization of Asian Americans and how experiences with discrimination shapes identity formation and influences behavior.

Vivien is a University of California President’s Pre-professoriate Fellow (2020-2021), and an American Political Science Association Minority Fellow (2017). Their work has appeared in Political Behavior, PS: Political Science and Politics, and Perspectives on Politics. Vivien is currently working on a book manuscript entitled “But Where Are You Really From? The Politics of Stereotyping and Discrimination” that theorizes how Asian Americans come to participate in politics as well as a study on how Asian Americans view affirmative action.

Cindy Tsai
Interim President and General Counsel
Committee of 100

Cindy Tsai is the interim president and general counsel for the Committee of 100, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to ensuring the full inclusion of Chinese Americans in America and equitable treatment for all. Prior to joining the Committee of 100, Cindy was a trial attorney at one of the largest law firms in the country focused on civil rights and social justice.

Cindy is a graduate of Syracuse University where she majored in marketing and advertising. She went on to attend Loyola University Chicago where she received her JD/MBA and was a member of Loyola’s Law Journal and moot court team.

Moderator

Daphne Kwok
Vice President
Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Asian American & Pacific Islander Audience Strategy, AARP

Daphne Kwok is the Vice President, Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Asian American & Pacific Audience Strategy at AARP. She is on the Advisory Group for the State of Chinese Americans Survey and is the chair of the Advisory Council for Amplify AAPI. Her work empowers Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) to choose how they live as they age. She brings to AARP her experience as a “leader of leaders” through her community service in promoting and empowering the AAPI community.

In 2010, Daphne was appointed by President Barack Obama to chair his Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Previously, Daphne was Executive Director of Asians & Pacific Islanders with Disabilities of California. She was also the Executive Director of the Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation in San Francisco. For 11 years, she was the Executive Director of the Organization of Chinese Americans (OCA), a national membership-based civil rights organization, where she addressed: hate crimes, campaign finance, immigration, Census 2000, English-only, and affirmative action. She was the first elected Chair of the National Council of Asian Pacific Americans, a network of national APA organizations. She also served as Executive Director of the Asia-Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies. Daphne is a Committee of 100 member.

When

Wednesday, September 25, 2024 @ 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Eastern Time

Where

Webinar

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