Who are considered to be Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States?
Asian American and Pacific Islanders represent one of the fastest-growing and most diverse populations of women in the United States. There are 28 Asian and 19 Pacific Islander groups-representing a vast array of languages and cultures. Some are 4th and 5th generation Asian Americans, while 75% are recent immigrants and refugees. Native Hawaiians and American Samoans are part of the Asian-American population, but they are indigenous peoples, not immigrants, who are striving to preserve their culture and retain their relationship to the land.
