Southeast Asian Americans

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Southeast Asian Americans
Regions with significant populations
Continental United States, smaller populations in Alaska and Hawaii
Languages
American English
Burmese, Hmong, Iu Mien, Javanese, Khmer, Lao, Malay, Tagalog, Thai, Vietnamese, other Southeast Asian languages
Religion
Mainly Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, and Islam

Southeast Asian Americans are Americans of Southeast Asian ancestry. The term refers to those who can trace back their heritage to Southeast Asia, which includes the countries of Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. [1] [2] In the United States census, they are a subcategory of Asian Americans, although individual racial classification is based on self-identification and the categorization is "not an attempt to define race biologically, anthropologically, or genetically". [3]

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References

  1. Danico, Mary Yu (2014-08-19). Asian American Society: An Encyclopedia. SAGE Publications. ISBN   978-1-4522-8189-6.
  2. "Defining Diaspora: Asian, Pacific Islander, and Desi Identities | Cross-Cultural Center | CSUSM". www.csusm.edu.
  3. United States Census Bureau. "About the Topic of Race". Census.gov.