Asian Americans

Asian Americans are Americans of Asian ancestry. The term refers to a group that includes diverse populations. They have ancestral origins in South Asia, East Asia. This includes people who indicate as "Chinese, Filipino, Indian, Korean, Japanese, Vietnamese, and Other Asian". Asian Americans with no other ancestry comprise 5.4% of the U.S. population.^[1] Asian Americans are by capita the richest and highest earning ethnic group in America, due to their high educational attainment and strong family values.

1. ↑ "US Census 2000" (PDF).