Eth_125_Week_8_Appendix_E

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. The Web site is available at http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/cb10-ff07.html Statistic 1 of the Cultural Makeup column is provided for your reference. Note: you will find only two statistics to place in the Future row. Statistic 1 Statistic 2 Statistic 3 Cultural Makeup 15.5 million U.S. residents are Asian or Asian in combination with other races 5.1 million California’s Asian population as of July 1,2008 3.62 million number of Asians with Chinese ancestry in the U.S. IN 2008 Income $70,069 median income of single race Asians in 2008 11.8% poverty rate of single race Asians in 2008 17.6% single race Asians without health care coverage in 2008 Education 50% single race Asians 25 years of age and older who had a bachelor’s degree or higher 85% single race Asians 25 years of age and older who had a high school diploma 20% single race Asians 25 years of age and older who had a graduate or professional degree. Career 1.1 million businesses owned by Asian-Americans in 2002 2.2 million people employed by Asian owned businesses 28% of Asian owned businesses were home based Location 1.4 million Asians lived in Los Angeles County, California in 2008 19,000 Asian population increase between 2007 and 2008 in Santa Clara County,California 58% Asian population in Honolulu County, Hawaii in 2008 Future 40.6 million The projected number of U.S. residents in 2050 who will consider themselves Asian or Asian with one or more other races. 162% projected increase between 2008 and 2050 of people who will consider themselves Asian or Asian in combination with one or more races in the U.S. Miscellaneous: Language, Age, Voting 2.5 million people 5 years of age and older spoke Chinese at home in 2008. 35.8 median age of the single race Asian population in 2008 3.6 million Asians voted in the 2008 presidential election. Part II Next, answer the following questions: a. What do these statistics reveal about Asian diversity in America' Going by these statistics, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have a large part in our society. b. What do you believe is the future of Asian diversity in America' I think that Asian diversity in America will continue to grow. There are many opportunities for people of all races and ethnicities in this country, especially with the growing popularity of Asian ideas, such a fung shui. Reference U.S. Census Bureau. (2010, March 2). Asian Pacific American heritage month: May 2010. Retrieved June 15, 2010, from http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/cb10-ff07.html