Asian Americans For Community
The Rise of Asian Americans Chapter 1: Portrait of Asian Americans I. Overall Characteristics. The 2010 Census counted more than 17 million Asian Americans, or 5.6% of the U.S. population (and 5.5% of U.S. adults ages 18 and older). 14 The Asian-American population grew faster than any other race group from 2000 to 2010 (46%) …
AAU COMMUNITY NETWORK Listen to Our Oral Histories and Tell Your Own! For many of our alumni, Asian Americans United was our first political home, a place for consciousness building and emerging awareness of the power and possibility of change.
ASIAN AMERICANS. The success story of the 80s has been the catchphrase used in the media to describe certain groups of Asian Americans–especially the American-born ren of emigrants from China, Japan, and Korea.
The demographics of Asian Americans describe a heterogeneous group of people in the United States who trace their ancestry to one or more Asian countries. Because Asian Americans total about 5.6% of the entire US population, diversity within the group is often overlooked in media treatment.
The Initiative works to improve the quality of life for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders across the nation through increased access to and participation in …
AACI is Santa Clara County’s largest community-based organization focused on the Asian American community.
Asian Americans are more satisfied than the general public with their lives, finances and the direction of the country, according to a comprehensive new
Ever since the first Asians arrived in America, there has been anti-Asian racism. This includes prejudice and acts of discrimination. For more than 200 years, Asian Americans have been denied equal rights, subjected to harassment and hostility, had their rights revoked and imprisoned for no justifiable reason, physically attacked, and murdered.
A unique sociological exploration of the historical, political, demographic, and cultural issues that make up today’s diverse Asian American community — like an online version of Asian Americans 101.
Alfredo Alcala – Filipino comic book artist.; Peter Bacho, author of the American Book Award-winning novel Cebu; Lynda Barry – mestiza cartoonist, most known for Ernie Pook’s Comeek and Marlys, published in Salon.com and other independent papers; she created the prototype for what would become the cartoon hit series, The Simpsons