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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. 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 |5.1 million Is the Asian population|3.62 million Asians of Chinese | | |Asian or Asian in combination |in California. |descent in America followed by | | |with other races | |Filipinos, Asian Indians, | | | | |Vietnamese, and Japanese | | | | |respectively. | |Income |$70,069 was the median household |11.8% was the poverty rate for |The median income for Asian Indians| | |income for single race Asians in |single race Asians in 2008 up from |in 2008 was $90,528 | | |2008 |10.2 percent the preceding year. | | |Education |50% of single race Asians 25 and|85% of single race Asians had at |20% of single race Asians had an | | |older with a bachelor’s degree |least a high school diploma. |advanced degree. | |Career |1.1 million Asian American |2.2 million people employed by |47% of all Asian owned firms were | | |business owners in 2002. Up 24% |Asian American businesses |either Chinese owned or Asian | | |from the year 1997 | |Indian owned. | |Location |1.4 million Asians lived in Los |An increase of 19,000 Asians in |58% percent of Honolulu’s | | |Angeles county in 2008 |Santa Clara county from 2007 to |population is Asian in 2008 | | | |2008 | | |Future |40.6 million American residents |A projected increase of 162% of the| | | |in the year 2050 that can |population of people who can | | | |identify themselves as Asian or |identify with Asian roots. | | | |partially Asian | | | |Miscellaneous: Language, |35.8 is the median age of the |73% of Asians living in households |276,079 people of a single Asian | |Age, Voting |single race Asian population in |with internet use |race to serve in the military | | |2008 | | | Part II Next, answer the following questions: a. What do these statistics reveal about Asian diversity in America' The statistics show that Asian diversity is a key element in the growth and infrastructure of this country. They provide a valuable source of income potential with the businesses owned and they account for the majority of a single race population in a few big areas. b. What do you believe is the future of Asian diversity in America' I believe that the diversity of Asians will only continue to spread as we continue to know each other and move to more culturally diverse relationships the difference will be more interracial diverse members of the group. 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