Eth125_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/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/001738.html 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 |13.1 million U.S. residents are |943,000 |33.4 million | | |Asian or Asian in combination |The estimated number of U.S. |The projected number of U.S. | | |with other races |residents who say they are native |residents who will identify | | | |Hawaiian and other Pacific islander|themselves as Asian alone in 2050. | | | |or native Hawaiian and other | | | | |Pacific islander in combination | | | | |with one or more other races. | | |Financial |$52,018 |10.2% | | | |The 2002 median income of |The poverty rate in 2002 for those | | | |households whose householders |who reported their race as either | | | |reported their race as either |Asian or native Hawaiian and other | | | |Asian or native Hawaiian and |Pacific islander | | | |other Pacific islander | | | |Nationality |8.3 million |48% |1.5 million | | |The number of foreign-born |The percentage of the foreign-born |The number of foreign-born people | | |residents in the United States |population from Asia who are |from China. | | |who were born in Asia. Asian-born|naturalized U.S. citizens. The | | | |residents comprise one-fourth of |corresponding rate for the | | | |the nation’s total foreign-born |foreign-born population as a whole | | | |population. |is 37 percent. | | |Education |47% |87% |16% | | |The percentage of Asians and |The percentage of Asians and |The percentage of Asians and | | |Pacific islanders age 25 and over|Pacific islanders 25 and over who |Pacific islanders 25 and over with | | |with a bachelor’s degree or |are high school graduates. |an advanced degree (e.g., master’s,| | |higher. | |Ph. D., M.D. or J.D.). | |Career |351,000 |About 75 percent of Asian and |105,300 | | |The number of Asian American |Pacific islander men age 16 and |The number of physicians and | | |military veterans. There are |over and 59 percent of women are in|surgeons who report Asian as their | | |57,000 veterans who are of native|the civilian labor force. Among |only race and who are not Hispanic.| | |Hawaiian and other Pacific |these, 41 percent of men and 37 | | | |islander heritage. |percent of women are in managerial | | | | |and professional occupations. | | |Demographics |95% |58% |62% | | |The percentage of Asian and |The percentage of Hawaii’s |The percentage of Honolulu County, | | |Pacific islanders who live in |population that is Asian, tops in |Hawaii, residents who are Asian | | |metropolitan areas. Fifty-one |the nation. For native Hawaiians |American. | | |percent of Asians and Pacific |and other Pacific islanders, Hawaii| | | |islanders live in the Western |is also the leader, with 22 percent| | | |part of the United States. |of the state’s population belonging| | | | |to this race group. | | |Lifestyle |26% |73% |70% | | |The percentage of Asians and |The percentage of Asian and Pacific|The percentage of Asians and | | |Pacific islanders who are under |islander households made up of |Pacific islanders who are | | |18. At the other end of the age |families. Among these, nearly |naturalized-citizen householders | | |spectrum, 7 percent are 65 or |2-in-10 have five or more members. |and who own their homes. For Asians| | |older. | |and Pacific islanders born in the | | | | |United States, the home-ownership | | | | |rate is 57 percent. | Part II Next, answer the following questions: What do these statistics reveal about Asian diversity in America' From what I see, I have noticed that the "Asian" population is growing and will continue to grow exponentially. Without going and doing too much research, I would have to say that "Asians" are probably the fourth largest immigrant group here in the US. What do you believe is the future of Asian diversity in America' I believe it will continue to grow and become more prevalent as time goes on. Because of the family values they possess there might be a chance that they will surpass other groups to become more successful than those in power now. Reference U.S. Census Bureau. (2004, April 19). Asian Pacific American heritage month: May 2004. Retrieved December 1, 2004, from http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/001738.html