Despite efforts to combat anti-Asian racism, about 1 in 3 of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) report experiencing racial or ethnic abuse in the past year, according to a poll by AAPI Data and The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. The results: The survey reveals that 15% of respondents believe they have been victims of hate crimes, with 51% considering racism a serious problem in the U.S. Among the 1,178 respondents of Asian, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander descent, about a third reported experiencing racism, including verbal harassment, slurs, physical threats and cyberbullying.