Once Hated, Now Loved? Explaining the Changes in the Attitudes towards Asian Immigrants in the United States and Australia

• In Event: Global Evidence on Immigration Attitudes

Brief Overview

What explains the changes in the attitudes towards Asian immigrants in the US and Australia? Using text analysis and survey analysis, I argue that such change takes place when economic consideration overrides a sense of cultural threat.

Author

• Jieun Park, University of California-Los Angeles