ANTI-HISPANIC AND ANTI-ASIAN SENTIMENTS AMONG AFRICAN-AMERICANS

Objective. This article reports the results of an analysis of anti-His panic and anti-Asian sentiments held by African Americans. Media cover age suggests that negative attitudes among African Americans toward Hi spanic Americans and Asian Americans is a serious problem. Methods. An OLS regression examines the social, economic, and psychological sourc es of anti-Hispanic and anti-Asian sentiments among African Americans. Results. Contrary to media opinion, the data show that prejudice towa rd Asian Americans and Hispanic Americans among African Americans is s imilar to that expressed by members of the Angle American majority. Co nclusions. African Americans holding the most negative views of their own group expressed the most negative feelings toward Hispanic America ns and Asian Americans. The analysis strongly suggests that recent med ia coverage about a growing African American backlash against Asian Am ericans and Hispanic Americans is greatly exaggerated.