Communities in Transition:Asian Population

Sabrina Ho

AMAT API Committee Chair

Asian Population Projection

Immigration

Top 20 API Groups

Chinese 4,010,114

Filipino 3,416,840

Indian 3,183,063

Vietnamese 1,737,433

Korean 1,706,822

Japanese 1,304,286

Pakistani 409,163

Cambodian 276,667

Hmong 260,073

Thai 237,583

Laotian 232,130

Bangladeshi 147,300

Burmese 100,200

Indonesian 95,270

Nepalese 59,490

Sri Lankan 45,381

Malaysian 26,179

Bhutanese 19,439

Mongolian 18,344

Okinawan 11,326

Filipino

Focus

• Donor Potential

• Accurate tracking

• Forming strategies by Asian Origin– For Community– For Hospitals– For Families

Culture as a reason for decline

• Is there a “Culture” that does not believe in donation?

• What about body integrity?

• Hospital vs. Community Discussion

Religion as a reason for decline

• “All major world religions…”

• Overwhelmed by the diversity of religion

• Religious support onsite and in the community

Buddhism

Christianity

Confucianism

Where should conversations happen?

• Principles of family conversation are tried and true across ethnicities

• Focus on creating positive donation conversations in the community

Conclusion

• Discover the largest potential segments of the API population in your area

• Focus on how to impact that particular community

• Be ready to engage on their terms

• Family conversations without culture or religion, focus on the person