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Is there any real reason to believe people with ancestry from the subcontinent do report themselves as Asians on the census? Same question for Arabs, Persians, Central Asians, and so on?
Why do you think Asians are concentrated so much in a few states? I suppose Hawaii makes sense because it is an island. However, a significant percentage of the Asian population on the Pacific Coast has been established for a long time. You would expect to see more diffusion into the rest of the country as you have seen with other groups.
Is there any real reason to believe people with ancestry from the subcontinent do report themselves as Asians on the census? Same question for Arabs, Persians, Central Asians, and so on?
Why do you think Asians are concentrated so much in a few states? I suppose Hawaii makes sense because it is an island. However, a significant percentage of the Asian population on the Pacific Coast has been established for a long time. You would expect to see more diffusion into the rest of the country as you have seen with other groups.
I think this is tarting to take place at some level; it doesnt happent overnight.
Also just a guess but would expect the Asian population to vastly skew towards larger urban centers relative to other groups; this likely factors with concentrations on the coasts and sunbelts growers in general
Is there any real reason to believe people with ancestry from the subcontinent do report themselves as Asians on the census? Same question for Arabs, Persians, Central Asians, and so on?
Have you ever filled out the census before? The Middle Eastern ancestries are listed under "White" and the South Asian nationalities are under "Asian"
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Why do you think Asians are concentrated so much in a few states? I suppose Hawaii makes sense because it is an island. However, a significant percentage of the Asian population on the Pacific Coast has been established for a long time. You would expect to see more diffusion into the rest of the country as you have seen with other groups.
The vast majority of Asians came to the US since the end of World War 2 when immigration laws facilitated their arrival. Give it time. After all, the rest of the US wasn't settled within 40 years of the Europeans landing.
However, when it comes to South Asians, they first went to NYC and the rest of the Northeast in large numbers. Them going to the West is really a phenomenon of the last 5-10 years.
Have you ever filled out the census before? The Middle Eastern ancestries are listed under "White" and the South Asian nationalities are under "Asian"
The vast majority of Asians came to the US since the end of World War 2 when immigration laws facilitated their arrival. Give it time. After all, the rest of the US wasn't settled within 40 years of the Europeans landing.
However, when it comes to South Asians, they first went to NYC and the rest of the Northeast in large numbers. Them going to the West is really a phenomenon of the last 5-10 years.
For South Asians? I really did mean 5-10. Before Silicon Valley had H1b workers from India in massive numbers, the migration of South Asians there was a trickle.
For South Asians? I really did mean 5-10. Before Silicon Valley had H1b workers from India in massive numbers, the migration of South Asians there was a trickle.
Yes, the techies are usually from the four southern states of India. The old timers were farmer immigrants from Punjab, on the other side of the country - and they settled all around the Central Valley, not just Silicon.
Yes, the techies are usually from the four southern states of India. The old timers were farmer immigrants from Punjab, on the other side of the country - and they settled all around the Central Valley, not just Silicon.
IIRC, I believe the British brought some South Asians/Indians to the Northeast before the US declared independence.
Anyways, here are East Asian numbers (Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Taiwanese)
Well according to the last census the Asian population actually was the fastest growing population in 2010.
The population that identified as Asian, either alone or in combination with one or more other races, grew by 45.6 percent from 2000 to 2010, while those who identified as Asian alone grew by 43.3 percent. Both populations grew at a faster rate than the total U.S. population, which increased by 9.7 percent from 2000 to 2010.
Census 2010 News | 2010 Census Shows Asians are Fastest-Growing Race Group (http://2010.census.gov/news/releases/operations/cb12-cn22.html - broken link)
Does anyone have numbers on how many Middle Eastern people there are in the United States as of 2010?
South Asians used to be included in the Caucasian "white category" as well. Finally after much lobbying Indians and Pakinstani's are no longer categorized as caucasian.
Their is currently an effort among middle easterners as well to have their own separate category. I think if their were more people from the mid east living in the U.S. they would have their own box to check.
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