What percentage of Asian Americans are first generation immigrants?

Did you know that the majority of Asian Americans are first generation immigrants? Around six-in-ten Asian Americans (57%) were born in another country. By comparison, 14% of all Americans were born elsewhere.

The lived experience of immigrants coming to the United States is an important component of bringing more realistic and accurate narratives to life when creating content. Understanding the diverse roots of Asian Americans will help storytellers create stories that are more authentic and relatable. Learn more in the Pew Research Report published in April.

Read our blog on Asian Representation in Media.

UPCOMING EVENT

UCLA Leading the Way: Impacting Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) in Hollywood

October 14th from 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. PDT

Yalda T. Uhls, Ph.D. - Founder and Executive Director, Center for Scholars & Storytellers at UCLA; George Huang, M.A. - Professor, UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television (TFT); Gaye Hirsch - Executive Vice President, Development, The CW Television Network

Click here to register for this free event.

IN THE NEWS

AUTHENTIC AND INCLUSIVE REPRESENTATION

A recent article in Indie Wire highlights the latest Marvel movie and references our AIR Report on authentic, inclusive, representation.

MENTAL HEALTH

Curious about the public health conversation behind 13 Reasons Why? Read a thorough article about the breadth of research, including ours, in this ARS Technica article. Our research was just published in JMIR Mental Health. Read our Media and Teen Mental Health Report here.

FEATURES

The most recent blog on our website is by collaborator Dr. Maryam Kia-Keating. She chronicles the stereotypes and missing narratives for the Middle Eastern North African population in media. “MENA Americans live with chronic & pervasive experiences of hypervisibility related to negative portrayals, & utter invisibility when it comes to featuring the positive, or even just the normal.” Read more here.

We are looking for tweens and teens

(13-17) across the country to participate in a study on media and mental health.

Your child could receive up to $25 for watching videos and answering a survey. Space is limited. Sign your kid up here.

Our founder’s recent blog for Psychology Today, highlights why current realities like climate change and inequality mean youth need stories more than ever to guide them. She states, “… people who tell stories are some of the most powerful people in the world, and the work they do matters more than ever.” Read more from Dr. Yalda T. Uhls about the science behind how stories guide young people.

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Bridging the gap between scholars and storytellers to support positive youth development.