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NEW SURVEY REVEALS THE TOLL OF HATE ON SOUTH ASIANS IN TEXAS AND THEIR DETERMINATION TO BE HEARD

NEW SURVEY REVEALS THE TOLL OF HATE ON SOUTH ASIANS IN TEXAS  AND THEIR DETERMINATION TO BE HEARD

Released in collaboration with UC San Diego, Belonging Under Pressure: SAAVETX EF South Asian Community Survey explores belonging, discrimination, political representation, and civic participation ahead of the November 3, 2026, midterm election. The findings reveal a stark contradiction: while 67% of South Asian respondents identify at least somewhat strongly as Texan, only 34% feel completely or mostly accepted in Texas.