DiversityInc.com - Surprising New Statistics On Asians In The U.S.

DiversityInc.com released an article on Asian Americans based on newsly released Census data.
I was really intrigued by the headline "Surprising New Statistics ...", yet when I read the article, there were nothing surprising if you really know the multicultural market. I was a bit disappointed because I expect more from an organization who pride itself for its knowlege on diversity. Maybe it's purposely written for those who have no idea about Asian Americans. Anyway, here're the highlights:
- There are 15.2 million Asian Americans living in the United States. Asian Americans make up 5 percent of the U.S. population
- The Asian-American population grew 2.9 percent between 2006 and 2007
- Nearly one-third of Asian Americans living in the United States reside in California, making it the state with the largest Asian-American population, with the largest numerical increase from 2006 to 2007. New York has the second-largest Asian-American population
- Asian Americans make up 55 percent of Hawaii's population. Asian Americans make up 14 percent of California's population and 8 percent of New Jersey's and Washington state's populations
- Asians are the largest racial group in Hawaii and Vermont
- Chinese Americans are the largest Asian American group, at 3.5 million. Filipinos are the second-largest Asian group at 3 million, followed by Koreans (1.6 million) and Japanese (1.2 million)
And I bet the real underlying reason for writing this article is because of the "Asian Pacific American Heritage Month"!