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 Financial row.

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 Statistic 1 Statistic 2 Statistic 3

Cultural Makeup 13.1 million U.S. 1.1 million U.S. residents 1.1 million U.S. residents
residents are Asian or are Native Hawaiians are Pacific Islanders
Asian in combination
with other races
Financial Median household Median household Median household
income for single-race income for single-race income for single-race
Asians=$70,069 Native Hawaiians = Pacific Islanders =
$57,721 $57,721
Nationality Chinese, Filipino, Asian Hawaiian Alaskan
Indian, Vietnamese,
Korean, Japanese
Education Single-race Asians 25 Single-race Native Single-race Pacific
and older – 50% have Hawaiians – 15% have Islanders – 15% have
bachelor degree or bachelors degree, 87% bachelors degree, 87%
higher, 85% have high have high school diploma, have high school
school diploma, 20% 5% have graduate or diploma, 5% have
have graduate or professional degree graduate or professional
professional degree degree
Career single-race Asians 16 Single-race Native Single-race Pacific
and older – 48% Hawaiians 16 and older – Islanders 16 and older –
worked in management, 24% worked in 24% worked in
professional and related management, management,
occupations, such as professional and related professional and related
financial managers, occupations, such as occupations, such as
engineers, teachers and financial managers, financial managers,
registered nurses, 22% engineers, teachers and engineers, teachers and
worked in sales and registered nurses. About registered nurses. About
office occupations, 16% the same percent worked the same percent worked
in service occupations, in service occupations, in service occupations,
and 11% in production, 28% worked in sales and 28% worked in sales and
transportation and office occupations and office occupations and
material moving 14% in production, 14% in production,
occupations transportation and transportation and
material moving material moving
occupations occupations
Demographics

Lifestyle

Part II
Next, answer the following questions:

a. What do these statistics reveal about Asian diversity in America?

These statistics reveal several surveyed facts about Asian diversity in America,
These surveyed facts cover cultural makeup, financial, nationality, education, career,
demographic, and lifestyle statistics.

b. What do you believe is the future of Asian diversity in America?

I believe the future of Asian diversity in America will increase significantly and that no
individual will be of a single-race.

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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

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