¥ East Asians consist of Chinese, Taiwanese, Japanese, or Korean.
¥ South East Asians consist of Cambodian, Filipino, or Vietnamese.
¥ South Asians consist of Indian or Pakistani descent
¥ Pacific Islanders are often Native Hawaiian and Samoan
¥ More than 56% of the worlds population consists of Asians
¥ U.S. Census Bureau identified 24 Asian sub-ethnic groups in the United States, however more than 50 identifiable sub-ethnic groups actually exist.
The largest group of Americans of Asian descent is:
¥ Chinese 23%
¥ Filipinos 19%
¥ The Chinese were the first come to the United States from China, approximately 300,000