East Asian Americans

East Asian Americans

Regions with significant populations
Continental United States, smaller populations in Alaska and Hawaii
Languages
American English Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Mongolian, Ryukyuan, Tibetan, other East Asian languages
Religion
Mainly Buddhism, Christianity, Shinto, and Taoism

East Asian Americans are Americans of East Asian ancestry. The term refers to those who can trace back their heritage to East Asia, which includes the countries of China, Japan, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, and Taiwan.[1][2] In the United States census, they are a subcategory of Asian Americans, although individual racial classification is based on self-identification and the categorization is "not an attempt to define race biologically, linguistically, anthropologically, or genetically".[3]

See also

• Asian Americans
  • South Asian Americans
  • Southeast Asian Americans
• Chinese Americans
  • Fuzhounese Americans
  • Hakka Americans
  • Hoklo Americans
  • Hong Kong Americans
• Japanese Americans
• Korean Americans
• Ryukyuan Americans
• Taiwanese Americans
• Tibetan Americans

References

1. Danico, Mary Yu (2014-08-19). Asian American Society: An Encyclopedia. SAGE Publications. ISBN 978-1-4522-8189-6.
2. "Defining Diaspora: Asian, Pacific Islander, and Desi Identities".
3. United States Census Bureau. "About the Topic of Race". Census.gov.