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Asian Americans

Overview

Asian Americans are Americans of Asian descent. They comprise the third largest minority group in the United States. The most commonly used definition of Asian American is the U.S. Census Bureau definition of Asian, which includes individuals of East Asian, South Asian, and Southeast Asian origin

Headlines Around the Web

Asian-owned businesses grow sharply in US

Apr 29, 2011 - France24

US cable giant to boost Asian programming

Dec 16, 2010 - France24

Articles About Asian Americans

Akshay Desai Files for Bankruptcy, Resigns as Finance Chairman of Florida GOP

By Global India Newswire

A high profile Indian American entrepreneur in Florida, who was a luminary of the Republican Party for his fundraising abilities, has had a hard crash: Universal Health Care founder Dr. Akshay Desai filed for bankruptcy last month after it came to li... (Mar 03)

Shopping malls cater to shifting demographics

By Reuters

Macerich Co <MAC.N> isn't usually in the business of hosting religious processions in its mall parking lots. (Nov 28)

MORE TOPICS: CALIFORNIA, COURT, INDIA, LOS ANGELES

Women, Gay, Minorities: The New America - Why Obama Won

By IBTimes UK

Romney and the GOP party failed to seduce New America while Obama intercepted change (Nov 08)

Kal Penn Vs. Nikki Haley: Battle Of The Indian-American Political Proxies

By IBTimes

Indians actually share the values promulgated by the Republican Party rather than the Democrats. (Sep 05)

MORE TOPICS: BARACK OBAMA, HOLLYWOOD, ABORTION

When Will It Stop? Reflections on the Oak Creek Tragedy

By Global India Newswire

Eleven years ago, on the first Sunday after the September 11th attacks, a Sikh American friend called me to give the news that we knew would come sooner or later: "It has happened. A Sikh man has been shot and killed in Arizona. (Aug 15)

MORE TOPICS: CALIFORNIA, INDIA, NEW YORK, ARIZONA, TENNESSEE

Asians Reluctant to Seek Help for Domestic Violence

By Health Canal

Asian-American victims of domestic violence rarely seek help from police or health care providers - "an alarming trend" among the fastest-growing racial group in the United States, says a Michigan State University researcher. (Jul 20)

Racially Charged Casting Controversy Rocks Historic Theater

By IBTimes

La Jolla Playhouse on Thursday set off a social-media firestorm over the casting of its upcoming production of "The Nightingale." Although the Hans Christian Andersen tale is set in Feudal China, the cast contains few Asian actors. (Jul 15)

MORE TOPICS: CHINA, FACEBOOK, THE NEW YORK TIMES, NEW YORK

South Asian Taxi Drivers: Victims And Perpetrators Of Racism

By IBTimes

South Asian taxi drivers not only have a very hard and thankless profession, but they are caught in a vortex of prejudice in which they are both the victim and perpetrators of racism and discrimination. (Jun 22)

Asian Immigrants Surpass Hispanics In The U.S.

By IBTimes

Asians have replaced Hispanics as the largest demographic group emigrating to the United States, reversing a longtime trend. (Jun 20)

MORE TOPICS: CHINA, JAPAN, INDIA, CALIFORNIA, SOUTH KOREA

Sanchez poses at the party for the finalists of the television show "American Idol" in Los Angeles

Fil-Ams Like Jessica Sanchez Who Rocked The ‘American Idol’ Stage [PHOTOS & VIDEOS]

By IBTimes AU

The Filipino communities based in US are planning to take their time off on a busy work day schedule to catch the finale of ‘American Idol’ this year as a rally for one of the Top 2 finalists, Jessica Sanchez. (May 22, 2012)