

for 21 years or more (60% and 50% respectively).īy comparison, 38% of U.S.-born Asian adults say all or most of their friends share their ethnicity or are otherwise Asian. in the last 10 years are more likely to indicate this about their friends than those who have lived in the U.S. Among immigrants, those who came to the U.S. More than half of Asian immigrant adults (56%) say all or most of their friends share their ethnicity or are Asian.

Some of the largest differences among Asian Americans are driven by the experiences of those born outside the United States. share their ethnicity or are otherwise Asian, compared with 34% for Japanese respondents.

At least half of all Vietnamese (55%), Indian (55%), Chinese (51%) and Korean (50%) respondents say all or most of their friends in the U.S. The extent to which Asian Americans form friendships with other Asians is similar across most of the largest origin groups. Overall, about half (51%) of Asian Americans say all or most of their friends in the United States share their own ethnicity or are otherwise Asian. These differences contribute to the types of social relationships formed by U.S. And they often have stronger ties to their origin group than those born in the U.S. are often older, having experienced a larger share of their formative years in other places. Life for Asians living in the United States can look quite different depending on where they were born. For many Asian adults, where they were born shapes friendships formed in the U.S. Their lives in America are also shaped by the connections they have with other Asian Americans and their views of representation and politics. Life for Asians living in the United States is shaped by the relationships they form here, their cultural heritage, and their group’s history in the U.S.
