good morning, vietnam!: an evolving asian america
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Good Morning, Vietnam!:An Evolving Asian America
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Chinese
Filipino
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Indian
Vietnam
Good Night, Japanese!: An Evolving Asian America
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Chinese Japanese Indian
196019852000
Korean Vietnamese
The Asian Waveof Immigration
In 1997, 24% of foreign-born residents (6.1 million) were from Asia
In 1997, 6 of every 10 Asian Americans were foreign-born
The Big Picture From Census 2000
White African American Asian American
Hispanic American Native American
Growth of Asian Americans 1970-2000
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1.5 million
7.3 million
11.5 million
~3.5 million
Asian Americans by Nationality-Census 2000
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Chinese Filipino Indian Korean Japanese NH/PI
2.4 million1.9
million 1.7 million
1.2 million
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400,000
South Asian Americans
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1,000,000
1,200,000
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1,800,000
Indian Bangladeshi Pakistani Sri Lankan
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2000
+106%
+249%+89%
+84%
Southeast Asian Americans
0200,000400,000600,000800,000
1,000,0001,200,0001,400,0001,600,0001,800,0002,000,000
Cambod. Hmong Thai
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Filipino
+83%+17%
+32%
+88% +13% +24%
Laotian
Vietnamese
East Asian Americans
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1,000,000
1,500,000
2,000,000
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Chinese Taiwanese Japanese Korean
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2000
+47%
+65%
-6%+35%
Fastest Growing Asian Groups1990 to 2000
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Bangladeshi Pakistani Sri Lankan
IndianHmong
Vietnamese
Where We Live: Cities
Central CitySuburbs
Where Asian Americans Live
West 53%
South 20%
Northeast 18%
Midwest 10%
West 53%South 20%Northeast 18%Midwest 10%
The West Coast Thing
The Rest Of Us53%
Wash3%
Hawaii5%
Cal36%
Oregon3%
CaliforniaHawaiiWashingtonOregonThe Rest Of Us
Asian Boom:Growth Since 1990
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1,000,000
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California+1,500,00
New York+500,000
Texas+350,0000
Hawaii+300,000
NewJ ersey
+250,000
Asians In South Dakota!
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Nevada+240%
Nebraska+140%
Vermont+135%
Tennessee+130%
N. Carolina +180% Arizona
+140%S. Dakota
135%Arkansas
125%
1999 Median Income
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60,000AfricanAmericans
AsianAmericans
HispanicAmericans
Whites
Poor Asian Americans[1990 Census Data]
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-60%
-50%
-40%
-30%
-20%
-10%
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Hmongs -64%
Cambodians -43%
Chinese-14%
Filipinos-6%
Japanese-7%
Vietnamese-26%
The Educated AsianIn 2000, 1 of 7 AAs had an advanced degreeOne of every five PhDs in engineering awarded in 1998 went to an Asian AmericanAsian Americans had the highest graduation rate—65%--at Division I schools in 1997AA women had the highest graduation rate for completing a bachelor’s program in six years: 68% AA men had the highest rate for all men: 62%The most popular bachelor level fields among AAs in 1997 were business, life sciences and engineeringIn Fall 1998, nearly two-thirds of all International students came from Asia
Assimilation/Ethnic ID Grid[by Harry Kitano/Roger Daniels]
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Cell B
Ethnic Identity
Assimilation
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The New Face of America: Hispanic
By 2005, Hispanic Americans will become the largest ethnic minority, 13% of the U.S. population
By 2050, one of every three Americans will be Hispanic
Where Did Chinese Americans Settle?(by Wayne Fong, 2001)
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Current Demograpics Identity Communities of Higher Concentration
1st/2nd Generation Chinese American, Asian American
Bay Area/N. CA, S. CA, PNW, NY, TX
2nd/3rd Generation Asian American All major cities
Cantonese Chinese-Diaspora All major cities in West, Midwest, NY, TX
Taiwanese Taiwanese Bay Area, S. CA, East Coast cities
Mandarin Chinese East Coast, S. CA universities, major technology/medical centers
Mainland-PRC Chinese-PRC University cities; Bay Area, East Coast
SE Asians Singaporeans, Malaysians, Overseas Chinese
Major metropolitan cities
Most Highly Asian-populated States
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HI-51%
CA-13%
WA-7%
NV-6%
NJ-6%
AK-6%
NY-6%