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Asian Americans

Asian Americans. By Dylan Tyree. Ancestral and National backgrounds. Asian Americans can come from a variety of countries The six largest are China Japan The Philippines India Korea Vietnam. Past statistics. Until 1960 USA severely limited the number of Asian immigrate

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Asian Americans

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  1. Asian Americans By Dylan Tyree

  2. Ancestral and National backgrounds • Asian Americans can come from a variety of countries • The six largest are • China • Japan • The Philippines • India • Korea • Vietnam

  3. Past statistics • Until 1960 USA severely limited the number of Asian immigrate • As a result there population made up only 4% of the United States • Smaller than African-American and Latinos • However, there numbers are increasing rapidly • From 3.5 million in 1980 to 10 million in 2000 • Exports believe that in 2040 Asians will make up 10% of the United State’s population

  4. Model • Asian Americans have been called a “model” minority group because they done well economically, socially, and educationally. • This ignores the fact that they are diverse • For every Asian family with an annual income of $75,000, there is another with less than $10,000

  5. Roots • Although Asian Americans trace their roots to at least 25 different countries, most belong to one of the two largest groups • Chinese Americans • Japanese Americans

  6. Chinese Americans • Largest number of Asian in the USA • In the mid 1800 about 200,000 Chinese people immigrated to this country. • This caused Congress the enact the Exclusion Act in 1882 • This banned immigrations from china until the 1960 • During that time, Chinese Americans suffered from economic, political, and social discrimination

  7. Japanese Americans • Recent arrivals to the USA as a immigrant group • Many came during the early 20th century • Attempting the escape political and social upheavals in Japan • After Pearl Harbor, our government sent Japanese Americans to evacuation camps • This was similar to branded them as disloyal • Cost Japanese Americans billions of dollars • In 1988 the USA formally apologized • Sent up a $1.25 billion trust fund • Aimed to compensate victims of discrimination

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