The Asian American Men Study

The Asian American Man Study is an annual survey of the experiences and beliefs of American men of East, Southeast, and South Asian descent.

• East Asia: China, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, Taiwan
• Southeast Asia: Brunei, Cambodia, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar (Burma), Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.
• South Asia: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Maldives, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka

In October 2016, we launched the 2nd annual Asian American Man Study. Nearly 500 East, Southeast, and South Asian men answered 40 questions about their lives, their beliefs, and their experiences.

Jason Shen, a first-generation Asian American and work as a product manager in New York City, did an independent study about Asian American Men from October 19th through January 22, 2017. Here is the result of his study:

For the 2016 study, a 40-question survey created on G Suite was launched on October 19th, 2016. The study was promoted on the author’s Twitter and Facebook accounts, and via an email newsletter to 116 people, most of whom had taken the 2015 study and wanted to stay in touch about updates. From October 19th through January 22nd, 2017, we collected 512 responses, of which we eliminated 15 responses for either indicating “Female” in their gender or as duplicate response, leaving a total of 497 unique, valid responses.

Demographics

Broadly speaking, these were highly educated, well-paid, coastal and progressive young men. A majority of these men were between 25 and 34 years old, two-thirds were born in the United States, and geographically, about 80% lived on the East or West Coasts of the country. A significant portion of respondents had graduate degrees, nearly half worked in technology, and of the men over 24 years old, half earned more than $100,000 in annual income. For more demographics of Asian American Men, click here

Some key findings from this study include: