Black Lives Matter mural in Minneapolis in front of an Asian market. Photo by Adam Chau
Support for the Black Lives Matter movement among Asian Americans remains strong, despite weakening nationwide.
A new survey conducted this month by the Pew Research Center found more than two out of three, 69 percent of Asian Americans, say they support BLM compared to 55 percent of the country overall.
The strongest backing comes from Blacks themselves with 87 percent, followed by Asian Americans and Hispanics with 66 percent.
Just 45 percent of Whites embrace BLM, plummeting from 60 percent in June. Hispanic support dropped 11 percent from June. Asian American support dipped 6 percent. Support from Blacks remained stable, increasing 1 percent.
The poll did not analyze why support has fallen, but a separate poll may provide an indicator.
Awareness of news stories about clashes between police and protesters is significantly higher than awareness of other stories.
Eight out of ten Americans surveyed by Pew say they’ve heard a lot about violent protests, compared to 64 percent about mail in voting, 49 percent about cuts in the postal service and 40 percent about a stimulus bill.
Republicans and Whites are most likely to believe coverage of protests over racial equality is too much. 39 percent of Asians say the news has given such protests the right amount of attention. 36 percent say its too much attention.
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