Asian Americans in California

Asian Californians are residents of the state of California who are of Asian ancestry. California has the largest Asian American population in the U.S., and second highest proportion of Asian American residents, after Hawaii. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, Asian-Americans were 13.6% of the state's population.^[1] The largest Asian American ethnic subgroups in California are Filipino Americans, Chinese Americans, Vietnamese Americans, and Indian Americans. Asian Americans are concentrated in the San Francisco Bay Area and Greater Los Angeles area.

Demographics

Including those with partial Asian ancestry, the following Asian ethnic groups in California are: Filipino (3.9%, 1,474,707), Chinese (except Taiwanese; 3.6%, 1,349,111), Vietnamese (647,589, 1.7%), Indians (590,445, 1.5%), Koreans (505,225, 1.3%), Japanese (428,014, 1.1%), Taiwanese (109,928, 0.2%), Cambodians (102,317, 0.2%), Hmong (91,224, 0.2%), Laotians (69,303, 0.2%), Thai (67,707, 0.1%), Pakistanis (53,474, 0.1%), Indonesians (39,506, 0.1%), Burmese (17,978, 0.05%), Sri Lankans (11,929, 0.03%), Bangladeshis (10,494, 0.03%), Nepalese (6,231, 0.01%), Malaysians (5,595, 0.01%), Mongolians (4,993, 0.1%), Singaporeans (1,513, 0.004%), Okinawans (1,377, 0.003%), and Bhutanese (750, 0.001%).^[1]

Ethnic groups

Cambodian

There are many Cambodians in Long Beach, Stockton, and Fresno.

Chinese

Main article: History of the Chinese Americans in San Francisco

San Francisco is 21.4% Chinese, and the San Francisco Bay Area is 8% Chinese. Many of the Chinese Americans are Cantonese-speaking immigrants or descendants from Guangdong province and Hong Kong. There are also many Taiwanese and mainland Chinese immigrants in the Silicon Valley area.

Main article: History of the Chinese Americans in Los Angeles

Los Angeles is 1.8% Chinese, and Los Angeles County is 4% Chinese. A large portion of the Chinese population resides in the San Gabriel Valley, many of whom are Taiwanese immigrants.

Vietnamese

San Jose is 10% Vietnamese, and the San Francisco Bay Area has a sizable Vietnamese population.

Main article: Little Saigon, Orange County

Orange County has a large Vietnamese population, with much of the population in Garden Grove.

References

1 2 "California QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau". Quickfacts.census.gov. 2011. Retrieved October 6, 2013.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Asian diaspora in California.

Hispanics: California's Next Majority, The New York Times

Asian Americans by location

California Hawaii Maryland Puerto Rico Washington

Demographics of the United States

Demographic history

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Notes ¹ The U.S. Census Bureau definition of Asians refers to a person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent. ² The United States Government classified Kalmyks as Asian until 1951, when Kalmyk Americans were reclassified as White Americans. ³ The U.S. Census Bureau considers Mongolians and Uzbeks as Central Asians, but a specific Central Asian American group similar to Middle Eastern American does not yet exist. ⁴ The U.S. Census Bureau reclassifies anyone identifying as "Tibetan American" as "Chinese American". ⁵ Bengali Americans may be classified as Bangladeshi or Indian. Punjabi Americans may be classified as Indian or Pakistani. Tamil Americans may be classified as Indian or Sri Lankan.

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