Asian Americans. A Status Report

Abstract

Asian Americans, including Pacific Islander Americans, numbered 3.7 million or 1.6 percent of the U.S. population, according to the most recent census in 1980. Subsequent survey data from the U.S. Bureau of the Census indicate that by 1985, the Asian population in the United States had increased to about 5.9 million or 2.5 percent of the U.S. population. The Census Bureau records data for people who classify themselves as from 1 of 28 Asian countries of origin or ethnic groups or from 1 of 25 identified Pacific Island cultures. The Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, Indian, Korean and Vietnamese groups accounted for about 89 percent of Asian Americans in 1980. A large portion of the Asian American population is foreign born, due to the legislation restricting Asian immigration before 1965. Keywords: Survey data, Civilian population, Asian Americans, Census bureau.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA223629

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  • Franklin Frazier

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  • United States Government Accountability Office

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  • Asian Americans
  • California
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  • Ethnic Groups
  • Families (Human)
  • Health Care
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  • Job Training
  • Law
  • Mental Health Services
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  • Southeast Asia
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  • Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • United States

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