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Asian/Pacific Countries:
As a category, the U.S.Census Bureau describes Asian-Pacific Americans in
over 30 ethnic groups from South Asian (India), SE Asia (Vietnam), Central
Asia (China), the Pacific Rim (Korea) and the Pacific Basin (Philippines).
Hawaii and six island jurisdictions are considered in the Asian-Pacific
American category as well. They include: American Samoa, Commonwealth of
the Northern Mariana Islands, U.S. territory of Guam, Republic of the
The Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. Most popular are Filipino,
Japanese, Asian Indian, Korean, Chinese, Hmong, Thai, Cambodian, Laotian,
Vietnamese, Burmese, Sri Lankan, Bangladeshi, Malayan, Indonesian,
Pakistani. Hope this help. Research from DEOMI, Patrick AFB, FL.
Other Countries that may fall into this category:
Taiwan
Tonga
Bangladesh
Nepal
Mongolia
{Special thanks to Julia Karns, Jeanette Orr, Duban Montoya and Maria Castillo}
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