21. Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders: Who Are They And Where Do They Come From asian americans are persons having origins from East Asia, Southeast Asia Asia Afghan,Bangladeshi, Bhutanese, Indian, Maldivian, Nepali, pakistani, Sri Lankan http://www.ssa.gov/aapi/who.htm

Home Top Ten Services Questions? Sitemap ... Linking Policy ASIAN AMERICANS AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS: WHO ARE THEY AND WHERE DO THEY COME FROM? Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) come from nearly 50 countries and ethnic groups, each with distinct cultures, traditions and histories. AAPIs speak over one hundred Asian and Pacific Islander languages and dialects. Asian Americans are persons having origins from East Asia, Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent. Pacific Islanders are people having origins in Hawaii, Guam, Samoa or other Pacific Islands. Some of the groups are listed below: ASIA East Asia : Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Mongolian, Okinawan, Taiwanese Southeast Asia : Bornean, Bruneian, Burmese, Cambodian, Celebesian, Filipino, Hmong, Javanese, Indonesian, Laotian, Malaysian, Montagnard, Singaporean, Thai, Vietnamese South Asia : Afghan, Bangladeshi, Bhutanese, Indian, Maldivian, Nepali, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Tibetan PACIFIC ISLANDS Polynesia : Cook Islander, Eniwetok Islander, Hawaiian, Fijian, Kiribatese, Maori, Samoan, Tahitian, Tarawan, Tongan, Tokelauan

22. ICC - Asian Americans & Cancer Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Hmong, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Malayan,Mien, Nepalese, pakistani, Sikh, Sri (2) Most asian americans who have http://iccnetwork.org/cancerfacts/cfs3.htm

iccnetwork.org/cancerfacts News Cancer Facts Biennial Symposium Resources ... Search this site Who We Are "Asian American" refers to persons whose familial roots originate from many countries, ethnic groups and cultures of the Asian continent, including (but not limited to): Asian Indian, Bangladeshi, Bhutanese, Burmese, Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Hmong, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Malayan, Mien, Nepalese, Pakistani, Sikh, Sri Lankan, Thai and Vietnamese. According to US Census Data, the Asian American population consists of these percentages of ethnicities: 23.8% Chinese, 20.4% Filipino, 12.3% Japanese, 11.8% Asian Indian, 11.6% Korean and 8.9% Vietnamese. Seventy percent of US Asians are immigrants who entered the US during one of three distinct immigration waves: before 1975, between 1975-1979, and 1980 or later. Most Asian Americans who have arrived since 1965 still live in ten large metropolitan areas. In 1996, an estimated four in ten Asian Americans lived in California. These US Asian-born individuals emigrated from countries with the overall lowest breast cancer rates in the world.

23. The Movies, Race, And Ethnicity Asian Americans Videotapes In focuses on two youthsJohnny, a workingclass white, and Omar, a pakistani. VariousAsian americans relate how they had to assimilate and adapt to a dominant http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/imagesasians.html

24. Echoes Of Freedom: South Asian Pioneers In California, 1899-1965 pakistani americans commemorating the independenceof Pakistan, Sacramento, California, c. 1950. http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/SSEAL/echoes/chapter11/chapter11_2.html

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25. NCM: Indian And Pakistani Americans Ring In New Year With Candle Light Vigil San Jose, a group of about thirty Indian and pakistani americans came together theFriends of South Asia a Silicon Valley South asian voluntary organization http://news.ncmonline.com/news/view_article.html?article_id=248

26. NCM: Pakistani Americans Rally For Peace In Sacramento, CA pakistani americans War Prevention Committee will continue its efforts to bringpeace East asian American Newspapers in California Run Gamut on Iraq Pacific http://news.ncmonline.com/news/view_article.html?article_id=191

27. Getting Asian-Americans Into The Picture Japaneseamericans, Korean-americans, Indian-americans, pakistani-americans, SriLankan americans, Hawaiians and other asian-Pacific americans is Corky http://www.tibet.ca/wtnarchive/2002/8/4_3.html

World Tibet Network News Published by the Canada Tibet Committee Sunday, August 4, 2002 3. Getting Asian-Americans Into the Picture By SARAH BOXER The New Tork Times August 4, 2002 CORKY LEE has a day job. He works in sales and customer service at Expedi Printing in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn, the company that prints India Abroad, News Tibet, Dog News, Dan's Paper, The New York Sun, The New York Law Journal and Bamboo Girl zine. When he gets off work, though, he straps on a camera and becomes, in his words, "the Undisputed Unofficial Asian-American Photographer Laureate." Anything that happens in the lives of Chinese-Americans, Japanese-Americans, Korean-Americans, Indian-Americans, Pakistani-Americans, Sri Lankan-Americans, Hmong-Americans, Thai-Americans, Cambodian-Americans, Burmese-Americans, Filipino-Americans, Malaysian-Americans, Hawaiians and other Asian-Pacific Americans is Corky Lee's business. It doesn't matter whether it is a group of Japanese chick-sexers in Seabrook, N.J., a Burmese water festival, the Dalai Lama's birthday party, the opening of the Asian American International Film Festival on the Upper East Side (which Mr. Lee helped found) or a march against the Federal

28. The White House Initiative On Asian Americans And Pacific Islanders Duong, executive director of the White House Initiative on asian americans and Pacific wasthe former president of the Association of pakistani Physicians in http://www.aapi.gov/news/ksworn.htm

The javascript used on this site for creative design effects is not supported by your browser. Please note that this will not affect access to the content on this web site. Dr. Amanullah Khan Sworn in as Newest Member of the President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, September 26, 2002 CONTACT: John Q. Duong WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Honorable Karl Rove, Senior Advisor to President George W. Bush, formally installed Dr. Amanullah Khan as the newest member of the President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders at a swearing-in ceremony at the U.S. Capitol on September 26, 2002. Also in attendance were Senator Kay Bailey-Hutchison (R-TX), Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX), Commission Chair Dr. John B. Tsu, other dignitaries and special guests, as well as Dr. Khan's family members, friends and supporters who came from across the country. "I am honored that the President has asked me to serve," said Khan, "and I look forward to delving into issues with my fellow commissioners and our federal partners to bring about positive changes in our community."

29. The White House Initiative On Asian Americans And Pacific Islanders Graduates, President Elect of the Association of pakistani Physicians, Editorial GoodNeighboring Campaign, a movement to improve the image of asian americans. http://www.aapi.gov/advisory.htm

The javascript used on this site for creative design effects is not supported by your browser. Please note that this will not affect access to the content on this web site. President's Advisory Commission The Executive Order establishes a President's Advisory Commission of 15 Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders appointed by the President, who have a history of involvement with the APA community, with expertise in a specific field (e.g. health, human services, education, housing, labor, transportation, economic and community development, civil rights and business). President George W. Bush has appointed the following community leaders to serve on the Commission: Dr. John B. Tsu, Chair Mr. Sunny K. Park Dr. Lupo T. Carlota Mrs. Michelle Eunjoo Park Steel ... Dr. Zachariah P. Zachariah The Commission will advise the President, through the Secretary of Health and Human Services on the three mandates of the Executive Order, to: Develop, monitor and coordinate federal efforts to improve Asian American and Pacific Islander participation in government programs;

30. Asian Americans: Guides To Information Resources, UM Libraries a narrower term may be used, such as asian AMERICAN FAMILIES, or asian americansTUDENTS. JAPANESE americans pakistani americans PACIFIC ISLANDER http://www.lib.umd.edu/MCK/GUIDES/asian_americans.html

Guides to Info. Resources Interdisciplinary Studies Asian Americans Scope: This is a selected list of information sources in the UM Libraries concerning Asian Americans. Table of Contents Bibliographies Books and Nonprint Materials Library Catalogs Union Catalogs ... Statistics Bibliographies Cheung, King-Kok. Asian American Literature: An Annotated Bibliography. New York: Modern Language Association of America, 1988. LOCATIONS: EASIA WSTREF, MCKREF STACKS CALL NUMBER: PS153.A84C33 1988 Nelson, Emmanuel S. (Editor). Asian American novelists: a bio-bibliographical critical sourcebook. Westport , Conn.:Greenwood Press, 2000 LOCATION: McKeldin Reference Stacks CALL NUMBER: PS153.A84A825 2000 Kim, Hyung-Chan. Asian American Studies: An Annotated Bibliography and Research Guide. New York: Greenwood Press, 1989. LOCATION: MCKREF STACKS CALL NUMBER: E184.O6K55 1989 Nordquist, Joan. Asian Americans: Social, Economic and Political Aspects: A Bibliography. Santa Cruz, Ca.: Reference and Research Services, 1996. LOCATION: MCK STACKS CALL NUMBER: E184.O6N66 1996

31. May/June 2001 Valuable Partnerships Help Asian Americans Achieve to expand their influence and assistance to the pakistani, Indian, and Thai holdsthe Excellence Awards Banquet to recognize outstanding asian americans from a http://osdbuweb.dot.gov/translink/may2001/index8.htm

32. CSU Libraries: Asian Pacific Americans asian Indian americans Cambodian americans Chamorros Chinese Oceanian americansPacific Islander americans pakistani americans Panjabi americans, http://lib.colostate.edu/research/aspacref.html

ASIAN/PACIFIC AMERICANS: SELECTED LIBRARY RESOURCES Search SAGE (to find books and government documents) Searching Tips Some general terms to use for your search are: ethnicity ethnic multicultural minority Americans Amerasians Asian American(s) Specific terms you may use include: Asian Indian Americans Cambodian Americans Chamorros Chinese Americans East Indian Americans Filipino Americans Guamanians Hawaiians Hmong Americans Hong Kong Americans Indochinese Americans Issei Japanese Americans Korean Americans Laotian Americans Nisei Oceanian Americans Pacific Islander Americans Pakistani Americans Panjabi Americans Samoan Americans Sansei Americans Taiwanese Americans Thai Americans Vietnamese Americans West Indian Americans Yonsei Any of the general or specific terms listed above can be combined with subject terms such as: identity, education, history, assimilation, biography, culture, statistics, literacy collections, literature, and authors.

33. Asian American Legal Defense And Education Fund - AALDEF Press to ensure the equal participation of asian americans. The asian American Legal Defenseand Education Korean, Indonesian, Bangladeshi and pakistani origin that http://www.aaldef.org/press.html

34. Biography Of Mariam Issa She is a pakistani and her father was one of the pioneers of Pakistan. Who'sWho of asian americans® is a registered trademark of asian American Net. http://www.asianamerican.net/bios/Issa-Mariam.html

Mariam Issa Ms. Mariam Issa, a Houstonian for more than two decades, hailed from Pakistan by way of Dubai. Ms. Issa, from a privileged background, emulated generosity and kindness of the heart from her parents. By giving of herself, she is making a difference in this world, both while in her native land, and in this adopted country she now calls home. Ms. Issa served as the president of the Asian/Pacific American Heritage Association and is president elect of the South Pacific Chamber of Commerce. She has been on numerous non-profit boards, working tirelessly and selflessly for causes she believes in. Numerous organizations in this international city have benefited from her association. And she was saluted by Channel 11 two years ago for her outstanding contribution in community service. The whole month of May 2002, Channel 39 saluted her as one of the “Unsung Heroes.” Ms. Issa currently serves on the Board of Directors at Asian/Pacific American Heritage Association, the Asia Society, South Asian Chamber of Commerce, the Mayoral Advisory Board for International Affairs and Development-Asia and Asian American Voters Coalition. She also served on the boards of Express Theatre, the Blaffer Gallery at the University of Houston, Asian American Coalition, Pakistani Association of Greater Houston, Ancestral Films Festival and Asia World Expo. She was also a member of committees and advisory councils for UNICEF, HISD, Asian American Studies Program at the University of Houston, and Census 2000.

35. News India-Times.com, Online Edition South asian americans, including Indian americans and pakistani americans, appearto have been targeted because they were perceived to be Arab or Muslim. http://www.newsindia-times.com/2002/03/22/roundtable-incidents.html

Mar 22, 2002 After 9/11 Arts Astrology Cinema ... Women SPECIAL REPORT Venkatachalam among top 10 in nationwide competition Vivek Venkatachalam is among 10 top young scientists chosen in a nationwide competition organized by the United States-based Intel Corp., that is considered a junior Nobel prize. Seven other Indian Americans were among the 40 finalists for the 60th Intel Science Talent Search. Venkatachalam, 18, of Governor Livingston High School in Berkeley Heights, N.J., won $20,000 for his project on studying supernovae and cosmic microwave background measurements. The 40 finalists were chosen from 300 semifinalists. The talent search examined the work of 1,562 entrants representing 173 high schools in 31 states, Guam and the District of Columbia. The 300 semifinalists and their schools receive matching awards of $1,000. All the finalists attended the Science Talent Institute in Washington, D.C., from March 6-11, to take part in a final judging process and share in $530,000 in scholarships. The top prize of $100,000, announced at a black tie banquet and awards ceremony held in Washington on March 11

36. CCC - Teaching About Asian Americans - School District Of Philadelphia Curriculu Teaching About asian americans. the School District of Philadelphia, the major asianethnic groups Laotian (Southeast asians), and Indian, pakistani and Bengali http://www.philsch.k12.pa.us/teachers/frameworks/ccc/asian/bodybo0i.htm

Teaching About Asian Americans Needs of Asian American Students in Philadelphia The population of Asian American students in the School District of Philadelphia has grown some 400% within the past fifteen years from 2,500 to approximately 10,000. The challenges facing the District in meeting the needs of this ever-growing population remain great. Within the School District of Philadelphia, the major Asian ethnic groups are: Chinese, Korean (East Asians), Vietnamese, Cambodian, Hmong, Laotian (Southeast Asians), and Indian, Pakistani and Bengali (South Asians). Asian American students tend to be found in pockets throughout the District, with significant numbers in the Furness, South Philadelphia, Olney, Fels, Northeast, CHAIN and Bartram clusters. The history of Asian American presence in the United States is unique because it has been sharply defined by the history of U.S. immigration law (see section on Immigration ). Since racially discriminatory immigration laws effectively barred the immigration of Asians to the United States until 1965, most Asian Americans, particularly on the East Coast, are first or second generation immigrants. In Philadelphia, the majority are first generation immigrants. This means that for most of the students in our classrooms, English is a second language, even if they were born in the United States. Finally, Asian American history and experiences still remain largely invisible in textbooks and curricula nationally. For Asian American children in the District, this invisibility exacerbates feelings of marginalization and distance from the learning process. This invisibility can also affect non-Asian American students in profound ways. Without the knowledge base a culturally inclusive education can provide to them, they may continue to view Asian American students as "foreign" or "exotic" and lack the skills necessary to understand the full diversity of the American experience and the global society that they will inherit.

37. CCC - Asian American Intro - School District Of Philadelphia Curriculum Framewor Who are asian Pacific americans? The most prominent asian American ethnic groupsin the US Laotian, Hmong (Southeast asians) and Indian, pakistani, Sri Lankan http://www.philsch.k12.pa.us/teachers/frameworks/ccc/asian/bodybo0a.htm

Asian Pacific American Studies Introduction Who are Asian Pacific Americans? The term Asian Pacific American is a political label that lumps together some 34 ethnic groups who speak more than 300 languages and dialects. The most prominent Asian American ethnic groups in the U.S. include Chinese, Japanese, Korean (East Asians), Filipino, Vietnamese, Cambodian, Laotian, Hmong (Southeast Asians) and Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Bengali (South Asians). Pacific Islander ethnic groups include native Hawaiian, Samoan, and Chamorro, the native people of Guam. Within the city of Philadelphia, the major Asian ethnic groups include Chinese, Korean (East Asians), Vietnamese, Cambodian, Hmong, Laotian (Southeast Asians), and Indian, Pakistani and Bengali (South Asians). There are pockets of Asian communities throughout the City, with significant numbers in the Furness, South Philadelphia, Olney, Fels, Northeast, CHAIN and Bartram clusters. Within and among these various ethnic groups, there are significant differences of culture, history, immigration history and socioeconomic status. Because this essay focuses predominantly on the history and issues pertaining to Asian ethnic groups, the term "Asian American" will be used throughout except when Pacific Islander groups are included, in which case the broader term "Asian Pacific American" will be used. Asian American communities have diverse class structures and immigration histories, but Asian ethnic groups are often lumped together and viewed monolithically. When teaching about Asian American history and experiences, it is important to examine the diversity of experience that reflects Asian America.

38. Salon.com Life | Letters There is good reason for pakistani intellectuals to believe that americans demonstratedthat hate crimes against Arab and South asian americans skyrocketed as http://www.salon.com/mwt/letters/2003/03/04/kolker/print.html

To print this page, select "Print" from the File menu of your browser Letters Readers respond to "Little Osama," by Claudia Kolker. [Read the story. I found Claudia Kolker's article thought-provoking but ultimately unsatisfying, because she takes it for granted that little Osama's father killed him, without offering readers the evidence that led to his conviction. I understand the point that Muslims too can be in denial about aspects of their culture, but citing the erroneous rumors about little Osama's case that were spread in Pakistan, a Pakistani's "expert" take on his culture's parental homicide tendencies, ambiguous theories by the prosecutor, and retracted confessions by little Osama's parents are not enough to convince me of Kolker's basic assumption: Mohammad Nasir's guilt. I also understand that wasn't Kolker's primary intention; she didn't set out to prove his guilt but it would've been helpful if she had included those details that seem to have her and the jury convinced. If her citations are all she and the jury had to go on, I'm still skeptical, and now I have to go satisfy my curiosity elsewhere. C.E.G.

39. Frequently Asked Questions used in Filipino South asian communities) Generally ie second or later generationChinese americans. for Americanborn confused desi (Indian or pakistani). http://www.lincolnu.edu/~diverse/pollock/asian/faq.htm

Frequently Asked Questions From the newsgroup soc.culture.asian.american What's an Asian American? An American of Asian/Pacific Islander ancestry (Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, Indian, Korean, Vietnamese, Pakistani, etc.). Immigrants are "first-generation" ; their children are "second-generation"; their grandchildren are "third-generation"; etc. The different Asian communities often adapt and add to this terminology to better describe themselves to each other and sometimes those terms are picked up and used by Asian America. For example: issei, nissei and sansei : 1st, 2nd and 3rd generation people (from the Japanese American community) 1.5 generation : someone who immigrated when they were a teenager (Korean American). Some people count 1st generation as the first generation being born in the USA, however, this is not the standard usage of the terms. To avoid confusion, please use the generally accepted definition, given above. There is often a big cultural gap between the first generation (who grew up overseas) and later generations (who grew up here) and is the topic of tons of Asian American literature. Often, language is lost somewhere between the first and third generation - making it hard for the different generations to communicate with each other. This further excaborates the gap. What's the difference between Asian Americans and other Americans?

40. Asian American - Cultural Diversity Books For Schools & Libraries Laotian americans Nepali americans - Pacific Islanders - pakistani americans -Thai americans The Legal System in the United States - asian americans in the http://www.diversity-books.com/AsianAmerican.html

Cultural Diversity Books: Reference Library of Asian America: (Note: This title is unavailable until 05/01/03) Based on the superb Asian American Almanac , this set is published in this thorough multi-volume format. Covering over twenty individual and unique nationality and ethnic groups, this series is a remarkable source for information on Asian Pacific Americans. Topics covered: Prominent Asian Americans - Martial Arts - Historical Landmarks of Asian America - Civil Rights - Religion - Literature - Racial Diversity and Inter-racial Relations - The Refugees of Southeast Asia - and many more ... more details Reference Library of Asian America 3 Deluxe Hardcover Volumes Appendix, Bibliography, Glossary, Index Approximately 305 pages per volume ISBN# 0-7876-0841-6 Click here for more detailed information on this series Reg. Price: $165.00 per 3 vol. set

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