The State of Data Disaggregation for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Groups
In response to recent pushes for more disaggregated data on the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AA NHPI) community and research highlighting the importance of such data, the federal government has made efforts to prioritize disaggregation by creating the White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders, launching the Interagency Committee on Statistical Policy’s AA NHPI data catalog, and, most recently, releasing revisions to federal data collection standards. Although these steps are promising, data gaps persist.
