good morning, vietnam!: an evolving asian america

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Good Morning, Vietnam!:An Evolving Asian America

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1960 1985 2000

Japanese

Chinese

Filipino

Korean

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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2

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1970 1980 1990 2000

1.5 million

7.3 million

11.5 million

~3.5 million

Asian Americans by Nationality-Census 2000

0

0.5

1

1.5

2

2.5

Chinese Filipino Indian Korean Japanese NH/PI

2.4 million1.9

million 1.7 million

1.2 million

800,000

400,000

South Asian Americans

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200,000

400,000

600,000

800,000

1,000,000

1,200,000

1,400,000

1,600,000

1,800,000

Indian Bangladeshi Pakistani Sri Lankan

1990

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

19902000

Filipino

+83%+17%

+32%

+88% +13% +24%

Laotian

Vietnamese

East Asian Americans

0

500,000

1,000,000

1,500,000

2,000,000

2,500,000

Chinese Taiwanese Japanese Korean

1990

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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200,000

400,000

600,000

800,000

1,000,000

1,200,000

1,400,000

1,600,000

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]

-70%

-60%

-50%

-40%

-30%

-20%

-10%

0%

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]

Cell A

Cell C Cell D

Cell B

Ethnic Identity

Assimilation

low

high

high

low

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%

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