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Part I
Organize statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau on Asian American diversity using the matrix below and the Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: May 2010 document. Use the following directions to locate the document:
- Go to the homepage of the U.S. Census Bureau website.
- Scroll down to Newsroom.
- Click on Facts for Features.
- Under the 2010 heading, select the document: March 2: Facts for Features: Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: May 2010 | PDF Version - 67K.
You may also locate the document under the Week 8 Materials tab on your student website.
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.
Statistic 1 | Statistic 2 | Statistic 3 | |
Cultural Makeup
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15.5 million U.S. residents are Asian or Asian in combination with other races | 5.1 million of Asian population live in California
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Asian population has grown by 2.7% (or more than more than 400,000)
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Financial
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Median household income for single-race Asians is $70,069
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11.8% of single-race Asians live in poverty
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Nationality | 3.62 million of Chinese Asians
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3.09 million of Filipinos | 2.73 million of Asian Indians |
Education
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50% of single-race Asians 25 and older who have a bachelor's degree or higher level of education |
85% of single-race Asians 25 and older who have at least a high school diploma |
20% of single-race Asians 25 and older who have a graduate or professional degree
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Career
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48% of civilian employed single-race Asians 16 and older who work in management, professional and related occupations, such as financial managers, engineers, teachers and registered nurses |
22 % work in sales and office occupations | 16 % work in service occupations and 11% in production, transportation and material moving occupations |
Demographics
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1.4 million of Asians or Asians in combination live in Los Angeles County, California
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19,000 million of Asians live in Santa Clara County, California
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58% of the population of Honolulu County, Hawaii
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Lifestyle
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2.5 million of people 5 and older who spoke Chinese at home
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276,079 of single-race Asian military veterans
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73% of Asians living in a household with Internet use
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Part II
Next, answer the following questions:
a. What do these statistics reveal about Asian diversity in America?
According to the statistics most of Asian Americans reside in California State and Hawaii. Asians are the ethnicity which has one of the highest population growth rates in the country. Unfortunately, only 50% of adult Asian population has higher education. Therefore, most of them are destined be employed in low paid jobs. Comparative a big part of population live in poverty.
b. What do you believe is the future of Asian diversity in America?
Asians and Asians in combination is one of the biggest ethnic groups of the USA. This ethnicity has normal tendency to grow and expend. Therefore, policymakers of different spheres have to take into account cultural, language, and other difference of this group into account. Asians should have equal with the majority ethnic groups for education, health insurance, and employment like the majority.
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