Portal:Asian Americans

Topics Culture Geography Health History Mathematics Nature People Philosophy Religion Society Technology Template:/box-header Asian Americans are Americans of Asian descent. The U.S. Census Bureau definition of Asians as "Asian” refers to a person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent, including, for example, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam. It includes people who indicated their race(s) as "Asian" or reported entries such as "Asian Indian," "Chinese," "Filipino," "Korean," "Japanese," "Vietnamese," and "Other Asian" or provided other detailed Asian responses". They comprise 4.8% of the U.S. population alone, while people who are Asian combined with at least one other race make up 5.6%. Template:/box-footer Asian Americans having historically been in the territory that would become the United States since the 16th century have experienced difficulties in the past in immigrating to, and becoming naturalized citizens. This article lists legislation, as well as judicial rulings, which restricted and expanded immigration from Asia. "In the Philippine Village - It is worth going on a long journey just to see the Philippine Village at the Pan-American. In the houses of the village the native style of architecture is followed throughout. The roofs are thatched with nieper, as seen in the picture. Native customs are fully illustrated." More anniversaries... File:Areeya Pop Chumsai June 5 2007.jpg Director-producer Areeya Chumsai attends the Thai press preview for Ploy at SF World in CentralWorld, Bangkok. Areeya Chumsai (Thai: อารียา ชุมสาย; nicknamed "Pop"(Thai: ป็อป, born June 28, 1971) is a Thai-American model, teacher and filmmaker. Select [+] to view subcategories ▼ American people of Asian descent ► American people of Asian descent by occupation ► American people of Central Asian descent ► American people of East Asian descent ► American people of Russian descent ► American people of South Asian descent ► American people of Southeast Asian descent ► American people of Southwest Asian descent 85px You are invited to participate in WikiProject Asian Americans, a WikiProject dedicated to developing and improving articles about Asian Americans. Add more to this portal Portal:United States Portal:Asia United States Asia What are portals? List of portals Featured portals