Inflation Heightens Economic Anxiety Among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Amid Government Inaction

In a nation grappling with widespread inflation, one group feels the pinch more acutely: Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, and Native Hawaiians. A recent poll from AAPI Data and The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research exposes how these communities shoulder mounting economic anxieties in the face of government complacency.Why Are Inflation Fears Especially Sharp Among AAPI Communities?Nearly half of Asian American and Pacific Islander adults rank inflation and the soaring cost of living as their top concern—well above the roughly one-third of all Americans who feel similarly. Why this disparity?Many AAPI families reside in high-cost urban centers like California...