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Apr 2021

12m 13s

The data invisibility of Asian Americans

Financial Times

About this episode

Joe Biden plans to announce a set of tax increases on the wealthiest Americans, and there has been a rally in the price of lumber due to demand from the housing market. Plus, the FT’s data journalist, Christine Zhang, explains how statistics can fail Asian American communities.

Biden prepares to announce string of tax rises for richest Americans

https://www.ft.com/content/a43d966e-b7d9-4ee1-bb77-2a6561dfda12

Lumber party: economic bounce fuels US wood price rally

https://www.ft.com/content/202dada4-b188-4112-9689-6fec2924efb0

The data invisibility of Asian Americans

https://www.ft.com/content/119b6ffb-bc5e-4632-bc0a-199be9cfb7e7

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