Asians
Largest continent's inhabitants
Asians are people from Asia or of Asian descent.
The term covers enormous diversity—from East Asians (Chinese, Japanese, Korean) to South Asians (Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi) to Southeast Asians and beyond.
In British usage, Asian often defaults to South Asian; in American usage, to East Asian.
The neighborhood has a large Asian population.
Asian cuisine encompasses countless distinct traditions.
All inhabitants combined
- ethnicityShared cultural heritage group
- nationalitiesOfficial country memberships
- diversityState of varied elements
- minoritiesSmaller portions of populations
multiethnic · pluralistic · heterogeneous · census · representation · majority · indigenous
Family line of descent
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- rootsUnderground nutrient absorbers
- legacyWhat's passed down
- forebearsAncestral family members
genealogy · heirlooms · artifacts · folklore · mythology · customs · rituals · elders
Long-established customs passed down
- festivalsOrganized communal celebrations
- cuisineCharacteristic cooking style
- calligraphyOrnamental handwriting art
- teaSteeped leaf beverage
silk · origami · kabuki · hanbok · saree · batik · kimono · sumo
Enlightenment-seeking Eastern religion
- HinduismAncient Indian spiritual tradition
- ConfucianismChinese ethical philosophy
- TaoismPhilosophy of the Way
- ShintoJapanese animistic tradition
yoga · meditation · temples · shrines · karma · dharma · nirvana · reincarnation
Asia's highest range
- YangtzeChina's mightiest waterway
- MekongMajor Southeast Asian river
- GobiCentral Asian arid region
- SiberiaRussia's eastern expanse
Indus · monsoon · steppe · taiga · archipelago · plateau · paddy · terrace
Relocating abroad permanently
- communityCollective of connected people
- expatriatesPeople living outside homeland
- migrantsPeople who move elsewhere
- ChinatownAsian immigrant neighborhood
Koreatown · assimilation · integration · second-generation · remittances · transnational · overseas · settlement
population
All inhabitants combined
- ethnicityShared cultural heritage group
- nationalitiesOfficial country memberships
- diversityState of varied elements
minorities · multiethnic · pluralistic · heterogeneous · census · representation · majority · indigenous
ancestry
Family line of descent
forebears · genealogy · heirlooms · artifacts · folklore · mythology · customs · rituals · elders · clan
traditions
Long-established customs passed down
- festivalsOrganized communal celebrations
- cuisineCharacteristic cooking style
- calligraphyOrnamental handwriting art
tea · silk · origami · kabuki · hanbok · saree · batik · kimono · sumo · Bollywood
Buddhism
Enlightenment-seeking Eastern religion
- HinduismAncient Indian spiritual tradition
- ConfucianismChinese ethical philosophy
- TaoismPhilosophy of the Way
Shinto · yoga · meditation · temples · shrines · karma · dharma · nirvana · reincarnation · pilgrimage
Himalayas
Asia's highest range
Siberia · Indus · monsoon · steppe · taiga · archipelago · plateau · paddy · terrace · typhoon
immigration
Relocating abroad permanently
- communityCollective of connected people
- expatriatesPeople living outside homeland
- migrantsPeople who move elsewhere
Chinatown · Koreatown · assimilation · integration · second-generation · remittances · transnational · overseas · settlement · naturalization
- peoplesAmericans, British, Chinese, French, Germans
- Regional PeoplesAfricans, Australians, Europeans, Scandinavians, Latin Americans
- residentsresident, residents, inhabitants, inhabitant, local
- demographicspopulation density, population growth, age distribution, population, gender ratio
- Biblical PeoplesIsraelites, Israelite, Hebrews, Hebrew, Jews
AsiansWesterners
People from Europe, Americas
Europeans · Africans · South Americans · Americans · North Americans
- Asian culturesSocieties of Asia
- Asian marketsEast's stock exchanges
- Asian languagesLinguistic systems from the East
- Asian foodDishes from eastern continent
- Asian heritageAncestry from Asia's peoples
- South Asian cuisineFood from India's region