Appendix E

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. The Web site is available at http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/001738.html

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

13.1 million U.S. residents are Asian or Asian in combination with other races 943,000 estimated number of U.S. residents who say they are native Hawaiian and other Pacific islander or combination. 33.4 Million The projected number of U.S. residents who will identify themselves as Asians alone.

Financial

52,018 the median income of households whose householders reported their race as either Asian or native Hawaiian and other Pacific islander. 10.2% the poverty rate in 2002 for those who reported their race as either Asian or Native Hawaiian and other Pacific islander.

1.5 million The number of foreign-born people from China.

Nationality 8.3 million The number of foreign-born residents in the united states who were born in Asia. 48% the percentage of the foreign-born population from Asia who are naturalized U.S. citizens.

Education

47% the percentage of Asians and Pacific islanders with a bachelors degree or higher. Asian and Pacific Islanders have the highest proportions of college graduates of any race or ethnic group in the country. 87% the percentage of Asians and Pacific islanders 25 and over who are high schools graduates. 16% the percentage of Asians and Pacific islanders 25 and over with an advanced degree (e.g. master’s, PhD., M.D. or J.D.)

Career

351,000 the number of Asian American military veterans. About 75 % of Asian and Pacific islander men age 16and over and 59 % of women are in the civilian labor force....