Race and Ethics

Axia College Material

Appendix E

Asian Americans According to the U.S. Census Bureau

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: http://www.census.gov/.

• Scroll down to Newsroom.

• Click on Facts for Features.

• Under the 2010 heading, select the document: March 2: Facts for Features: Older Americans 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 |15.5 million U.S. residents are |5.1 million Asians make up the |3.62 million Asians of Chinese |

| |Asian or Asian in combination |population of California. This |decent in the U.S. |

| |with other races |state has the highest Asian | |

| | |population as of July 1, 2008 | |

|Financial |70,069 is the median household |90,528 median household income for |55,667 median household income for |

| |income for single-race Asians |Asian Indians |Vietnamese-Americans |

|Nationality |1,200,922 is the population of |3,538,407 is the population of |1,642,950 is the population of |

| |Japanese Americans living in...