Asian-Americans

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Asian-Americans
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Stereotypes of Asian-Americans

• In the Media
• Women - Exotic and sex-hungry
• Men - Gangs and sexually abusive
• Comic Relief
• Excellent Students
• Food

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Some Statistics(2000 Census)

• Population
• Asian-American - 12 million
• Thats 4.3 of total US - A 63 increase from 1999

• Broken into separate Groups
• Asian Indians
• Cambodian, Hmong, or Laotian
• Chinese
• Filipino
• Japanese
• Korean
• Pacific Islanders
• Vietnamese

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