Asian American
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2.1
- noun
- /ˈeɪʒən əˈmɛrɪkən/
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asiático-estadounidense
- The sample used in this study consisted of a disproportionately large number of Asian American students.
- many Asian Americans
- Asian American students
- Asian American population
What is the term Asian American actually mean?
- What is the term Asian American actually mean?
- Kamala Harris will be the first Black and South Asian American woman on a major party ticket.
- It's a it's kind of like a thing of like the Asian American version of Boyz N the Hood.
- And again, it's just to like talk about and share and uplift Asian American Pacific Islander voices.
- Vicious hate crimes against Asian Americans who've been attacked, harassed, blamed and scapegoated.
- The group included groundbreaking Asian Americans like Vera Wang and and and Joan Sheng Gang.
- So, yeah, that that baggage is something I hear a lot from Asian Americans of a certain age and in this industry.
- We condemn anti Asian hate and stand with our Asian American and Pacific Islander communities today.
- So I'm dating an Asian American man, whereas before I was dating like, you know, white guys.
- So I think all all all four of you in one sentence need to say what you appreciate most about Asian American heritage.
- As a mixed race Asian American, I I took pride in the exoticism of those exotic of those lineages.
Examples
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Many Asian Americans celebrate their heritage during cultural festivals across the country.
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There are numerous incidents of racism and violence against Asian American students.
Academic text (1999) -
Greatest moment in Asian American history.
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In American society, there has been a tendency to see Asian Americans as one group.
Academic text (1994) -
Obviously, my Asian American upbringing is critical to my sense of self.
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Recently, there have been a number of incidents involving Asian visitors and Asian Americans as victims.
Academic text (1994) -
African American, Hispanic American, and Asian American unemployment have all reached their lowest levels ever recorded.
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On the other hand, diversity among Asian Americans is still great, as demographic and socioeconomic data show.
Academic text (1994) -
Occupying the center seat is the committee chairman, an Asian American senator in his sixties.
Fiction book (1997) -
We condemn anti Asian hate and stand with our Asian American and Pacific Islander communities today.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: combining 'Asian' (of Asian origin) + 'American' (a U.S. national) yields a person of Asian descent who is American. This nationality/ethnicity compound is a common, transparent formation cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will understand it.
Etymology
Asian American began in the 1960s when people from different Asian countries living in the United States wanted one name for their community. By joining Asian and American, the phrase shows both family roots in Asia and being American, so it means a person of Asian descent who lives in the United States.