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