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Axia College Material Appendix E Asian Americans According to the U.S. Census Bureau Part I Organize statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau on Asian American diversity using the matrix below and the Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: May 2010 document. Use the following directions to locate the document: • Go to the homepage of the U.S. Census Bureau website: http://www.census.gov/. • Scroll down to Newsroom. • Click on Facts for Features. • Under the 2010 heading, select the document: March 2: Facts for Features: Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: May 2010 | PDF Version - 67K. You may also locate the document under the Week 8 Materials tab on your student website. Statistic 1 of the Cultural Makeup column is provided for your reference. Note: you will find only two statistics to place in the financial row. | |Statistic 1 |Statistic 2 |Statistic 3 | |Cultural Makeup |15.5 million U.S. residents are |5.1 million California residents |2.7% growth of Asian population | | |Asian or Asian in combination |had largest Asian population in |between 07 & 08 making it the | | |with other races. |July 08 with New York and Texas |highest of any race during the time| | | |falling behind. |period. | |Income |$70,069 median household income |11.8% poverty rate for single-race |17.6% of single-race Asians without| | |for single-race Asians in 08. |Asians in 08. Up from 10.2% in 07. |health coverage in 08. | |Education |50% of single-race Asians, 25 and|85% single-race Asians 25 and older|20% single-race Asians 25 and older| | |older, who had a bachelor’s |with at least high school diploma. |who graduated with professional | | |degree or higher. Compared to 28%|Compared to 85% for all Americans |degree. Compared to 10% for all | | |for all Americans 25 and older. |25 and older. |Americans 25 and older. | |Career |1.1 million Businesses owned in |More than $326 billion of Asian |2.2 million Employed by Asian owned| |(there are more than |02, up 24% from 97. |American owned businesses in 02 up |businesses. | |three statistic options | |8% from 97. | | |that can be used here) | | | | |Location |1.4 million Asians in los Angeles|19,000 Asian population in Santa |58% Honolulu population was Asian n| | |county in 08. |Clara county from 2007-2008 |08 | |Future |40.6 million U.S. residents in |162% between 2008 and 2050 in the | | | |2050 who will identify themselves|population of people who identify | | | |as Asian. |themselves as Asian. | | |Miscellaneous: Voting, |35.8 median age of single-race |2.5 million People 5 and older who |276,079 single-race Asian military | |Age, Language |Asian population in 08. |spoke Chinese at home in 08. |veterans. One in three was 65 or | | | | |older. | Part II Next, answer the following questions: a. What do these statistics reveal about Asian diversity in America' The statistics reveal that Asian diversity is becoming dominance in America. b. What do you believe is the future of Asian diversity in America' I believe the future of Asian diversity in America is that they are going to become a majority of the country and make the other ethnic groups minority. Reference U.S. Census Bureau (2010, March 2). Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: May 2010. Retrieved from http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/cb10-ff07.html