Good Morning, Vietnam!: An Evolving Asian America

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Good Morning, Vietnam!An Evolving Asian America
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Good Night, Japanese! An Evolving Asian America
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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

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The Big Picture From Census 2000
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Growth of Asian Americans 1970-2000
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Asian Americans by Nationality-Census 2000
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South Asian Americans
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Southeast Asian Americans
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East Asian Americans
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Fastest Growing Asian Groups1990 to 2000
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Where We Live Cities
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Where Asian Americans Live
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The West Coast Thing
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Asian BoomGrowth Since 1990
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Asians In South Dakota!
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1999 Median Income
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Poor Asian Americans1990 Census Data
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The Educated Asian

• In 2000, 1 of 7 AAs had an advanced degree
• One of every five PhDs in engineering awarded in
  1998 went to an Asian American
• Asian Americans had the highest graduation
  rate65--at Division I schools in 1997
• AA women had the highest graduation rate for
  completing a bachelors 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
  engineering
• In Fall 1998, nearly two-thirds of all
  International students came from Asia

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Assimilation/Ethnic ID Gridby Harry
Kitano/Roger Daniels
Assimilation
high
Cell A
Cell B
Ethnic Identity
high
low
Cell D
Cell C
low
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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

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Where Did Chinese Americans Settle?(by Wayne
Fong, 2001)
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
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Most Highly Asian-populated States