Pew study busts myths on Indian-American attitudes; shows society behind affirmative action | World news

Washington In the wake of the Supreme Court’s ruling on race and college admissions, a recent Pew Research Center study on the attitudes of Asian-Americans toward the idea of ​​affirmative action was controversial, especially given that the community of attack African-Americans in the war zone for more space in higher education institutions.

In a survey of Asian-Americans released this May, Pew found that 74% of all communities have heard of affirmative action. And among those who have heard it, 53% say it’s a good thing. But most say race or ethnicity should not be considered a factor in admission.

Sixty percent of Indian-Americans surveyed said affirmative action was a good thing, while only 13% said it wasn’t and 26% said they didn’t know. Devesh Kapur of Johns Hopkins University, who was a consultant on the study and has written a major book on Indian-Americans, said this finding is consistent with what he found in a previous study in 2004 – where many Indian-Americans supported the construction project.

The Pew study notes, “Indian adults (60%) are more likely than Korean (50%), Vietnamese (48%) and Chinese (45%) adults to say that affirmative action is a good thing.” Chinese adults who have heard of affirmative action are among the least likely to say it is a good thing – 27% of Chinese adults who have heard the phrase say it is a bad thing, and 28% say that they don’t know.”

The division is clear though in the responses. The survey noted that about two-thirds (64%) of Asians who identify as Democrats or lean toward the Democratic Party say affirmative action is a good thing, while only 32% of Asian Republicans or Republican-leaners say the same. While 11% of Asian Democrats say affirmative action is bad, 39% of Asian Republicans say this.

But considering this, the Pew survey also found that only 21% of Asian adults said colleges should consider race and ethnicity when deciding which students to admit. “Similar proportions of Indian (77%), Chinese (76%), Filipino (76%), Vietnamese (76%), Korean (72%) and Japanese (70%) American adults share this view. ” Among them, more Asian immigrants (80%) than the US-born (64%) said race and ethnicity should not be considered in admissions.