THE PROJECT:
Committee of 100, a nonprofit membership organization of prominent Chinese Americans, and NORC at the University of Chicago, one of the largest independent social research organizations in the United States, released new findings on March 25, 2026, in its ongoing State of Chinese Americans research. This is the third year of this project, and the second of four reports releasing this year. The first was released on January 21, 2026.
For the first time, the study reached beyond the Chinese American population to survey the general American public about issues relevant to Chinese Americans and U.S.-China relations.
The March 2026 report outlinesthe pervasive impact of the “perpetual foreigner” stereotype, or the perception of a racial or ethnic group as outsiders. Conclusions include: most Asian Americans regularly encounter assumed foreignness (55%); U.S. and foreign-born Asian Americans are perceived as outsiders at nearly equal rates, unlike other racial or ethnic groups; and this perception creates severe psychological distress.
Download the March 2026 report
The January 2026 report outlines several stark conclusions on U.S.-China cooperation and the impact of current political rhetoric on this topic on the national level. Compelling conclusions include: a bipartisan consensus on desiring increased U.S.-China cooperation (60%) and that a majority of Americans (54%) believe China-related rhetoric by President Donald Trump negatively impacts the treatment of Chinese Americans in the United States.
Download the January 2026 report
Notes:
March 2026 report: Vivien Leung, Sam Collitt (2026). State of Chinese Americans Survey 2025. Committee of 100 and NORC at the University of Chicago.
January 2026 report: Sam Collitt, Carren Jao, Cindy Tsai (2026). State of Chinese Americans Survey 2025. Committee of 100 and NORC at the University of Chicago.
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Acknowledgement:
Committee of 100 and NORC at the University of Chicago are thankful for the contributions of Dr. Vivien Leung, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Santa Clara University and Dr. Nathan Kar Ming Chan, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Loyola Marymount University. Both contributed their academic expertise in the questionnaire’s design and collaborated with Committee of 100 on upcoming reports. Committee of 100 and NORC at the University of Chicago would also like to thank Dr. Sam Collitt, Research and Data Scientist at Committee of 100 for his leadership in the project overall; Carren Jao, for copyediting; Emma Zang, for data analysis; and Teresa Hsu, for research consulting.
Committee of 100 and NORC at the University of Chicago are also grateful for the participation and support of the Advisory Group members on this project, whose knowledge and expertise across the fields of academia and civic engagement served to guide the project’s development and implementation: Gordon H. Chang, Professor, Stanford University; Daphne Kwok, Vice President, Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Asian American & Pacific Islander Audience Strategy at AARP; and Jeremy Wu, PhD, Founder and Co-Organizer, APA Justice.
