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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