Peer-Reviewed Publications
Tian, Ziyao. 2024. “Inclusive Assimilation: Middle-Class Asian Parenting in Suburban America.” Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. doi: 10.1080/1369183X.2024.2305291
2022 ICSA Nan Lin Graduate Student Paper Award Honorable Mention
Tian, Ziyao. 2023. “Educational Expenditure of Asian American Families.” Research in Social Stratification and Mobility. doi: 10.1016/j.rssm.2023.100802
Selected Media Coverage: The 74
Goldstein, Adam, and Ziyao Tian. 2020. “Financialization and Income Generation in the 21st Century: Rise of the Petit Rentier Class?” Socio-Economic Review. doi: 10.1093/ser/mwaa038
2023 Socio-Economic Review Best Article Shortlist
Selected Public-Facing Publications
Key Facts about Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders in the U.S. April 22, 2026. Pew Research Center.
Counting Race: How the Census Measures Identity and What Americans Think About It. November 3, 2025. Pew Research Center.
U.S. Public Is Split on Birthright Citizenship for People Whose Parents Immigrated Illegally. June 10, 2025. Pew Research Center.
Why Asian Immigrants Come to the U.S. and How They View Life Here. October 9, 2024. Pew Research Center.
Stereotypes of Asians in the U.S. as Foreigners and a Model Minority Drive Discrimination. November 30, 2023. Pew Research Center.
Asian Americans Hold Mixed Views Around Affirmative Action. June 8, 2023. Pew Research Center.
Key Facts about Asian Americans Living in Poverty. March 27, 2024. Pew Research Center.