Advancing Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Data Equity and Disaggregation
Ninez Ponce, Karthick Ramakrishnan, Calvin Chang, Doreena Wong
Asian American and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander organizations, researchers, and policy advocates have consistently emphasized the need for timely, detailed, and accurate data that can inform better decision making, policy development, and policy implementation. Addressing the health, economic, political, and social inequities of AA and NHPIs rests on the capability to accurately collect and report disaggregated data. While legislation has been passed in California to break down racial and ethnic data beyond the broad categories (e.g., AB 1088 and AB 1726), many agencies have yet to operationalize the collection of these data on AAs and NHPIs. The collection of data has been a challenge for many government agencies, researchers, and other public institutions interested in better understanding the state of AA and NHPI communities, but new methodology and data collection approaches are addressing these gaps, such as the California Health Interview Survey NHPI data policy lab dashboard and the AAPI Data Survey and Initiatives. This session explores how we can advance more equitable data collection to ensure more comprehensive demographic data for AA and NHPI communities, in particular smaller populations.
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