"Upcoming Changes to Federal Forms for Asian Americans"
The White House’s Office of Management and Budget has updated its directive to require federal agencies to differentiate among Asian American and Pacific Islander groups when collecting data, pushing for more detailed options beyond umbrella terms like Asian American and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander. The new standards aim to improve racial equity and inclusion through better data collection, research, and access, with agencies given 18 months to publish their plans implementing the new standards and five years to complete the updates. This move has been applauded by experts as a vital step forward in the movement for data equity, with particular benefits for the diverse Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander communities.
