Asian Americans
Pacific-heritage U.S. residents
Asian Americans are Americans of Asian descent, encompassing people with roots in East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, and the Pacific Islands.
The term emerged in the 1960s as a unifying political identity, replacing older labels like "Oriental." Asian American voters, Asian American communities.
The group is demographically diverse, spanning dozens of ethnicities, languages, and immigration histories.
Wartime civilian imprisonment
- incarcerationConfinement in jail
- redressCompensation for injury
- reparationsCompensation for historical wrongs
- civil rightsGuaranteed individual legal protections
transcontinental railroad · coolie · picture brides · war brides · refugee resettlement · hate crimes
All inhabitants combined
- censusOfficial population count
- minoritySmaller part of whole
- statisticsCollected numerical information
- socioeconomicRelating to income and status
suburban · urban · rural · income · education · occupation · intermarriage · birthrate
One's native land
- transnationalismActivity crossing national borders
- remittancesPayments sent abroad
- expatriatesPeople living outside homeland
- ethnic enclaveArea where one group concentrates
Chinatown · Koreatown · Little Saigon · Japantown · displacement · nostalgia · dual citizenship · cultural preservation
Inherited cultural legacy
- ethnicityShared cultural heritage group
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- cultureCollective social practices
- rootsUnderground nutrient absorbers
hyphenated · belonging · representation · visibility · stereotypes · model minority · othering · self-identification
Unity among allies
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
- activismDirect effort for reform
- advocacyPleading for a cause
- organizationStructured group with purpose
networking · outreach · alliance · support · engagement · AAPI · grassroots · empowerment
Those settling abroad
- refugeesPeople seeking safety elsewhere
- naturalizationLegal path to belonging
- citizenshipStatus as state member
- visaTravel authorization stamp
green card · sponsorship · detention · deportation · asylum · first-generation · second-generation · Ellis Island
internment
Wartime civilian imprisonment
- incarcerationConfinement in jail
- redressCompensation for injury
- reparationsCompensation for historical wrongs
civil rights · transcontinental railroad · coolie · picture brides · war brides · refugee resettlement · hate crimes
population
All inhabitants combined
- censusOfficial population count
- minoritySmaller part of whole
- statisticsCollected numerical information
socioeconomic · suburban · urban · rural · income · education · occupation · intermarriage · birthrate · growth
homeland
One's native land
- transnationalismActivity crossing national borders
- remittancesPayments sent abroad
- expatriatesPeople living outside homeland
ethnic enclave · Chinatown · Koreatown · Little Saigon · Japantown · displacement · nostalgia · dual citizenship · cultural preservation · ties
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
- ethnicityShared cultural heritage group
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- cultureCollective social practices
roots · hyphenated · belonging · representation · visibility · stereotypes · model minority · othering · self-identification · mixed-race
solidarity
Unity among allies
organization · networking · outreach · alliance · support · engagement · AAPI · grassroots · empowerment · voter registration
immigrants
Those settling abroad
- refugeesPeople seeking safety elsewhere
- naturalizationLegal path to belonging
- citizenshipStatus as state member
visa · green card · sponsorship · detention · deportation · asylum · first-generation · second-generation · Ellis Island · chain migration
- ethnic groupsJews, Arabs, Chinese, Irish, Greeks
- ethnic communitiesethnic enclave, immigrant community, indigenous community, tribal community, refugee community
- Hawaii demographicsNative Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, population density, population growth, ethnic diversity
- marginalized groupsminorities, ethnic minorities, people of color, disabled, LGBTQ
- Americanspresidents, senators, governors, generals, authors
- demographicspopulation density, population growth, age distribution, population, gender ratio
Asian AmericansWhite Americans
U.S. European-descent population
European Americans · African Americans · Black Americans · Native Americans · Hispanic Americans
Asian AmericansNative Americans
Indigenous U.S. peoples
American Indians · First Nations · Native Hawaiians · Alaska Natives
Asia, American, Asian, Americans, Asians, Americana, Americanize, Americanized, Eurasian