More than 2 in 3 low-wage workers who identify as South Asian, Southeast Asian, and East Asian are foreign-born
The bars show the share of low-wage workers who are foreign-born for each Asian American and Pacific Islander group. For example, 76.8% of South Asian low-wage workers are foreign-born.
Column chart comparing the share of low-wage workers who are foreign-born, for each disaggregated Asian American and Pacific Islander group: South Asian, Southeast Asian, East Asian, Pacific Islander, and Other Asian. The groups are also compared to the general AAPI category. While 68.1% of all AAPI low-wage workers are foreign-born, South Asian, East Asian, and Southeast Asian are more likely to be foreign-born (76.8%, 69.3%, and 69.2% respectively). Meanwhile, less than half of low-wage workers with Pacific Islander and Other Asian backgrounds are foreign-born.
