Asian American

[ey-zhuhn-uh-mer-i-kuhn, ey-shuhn-]

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noun

a citizen or resident of the U.S. of Asian birth or descent.

adjective

of or relating to Asian Americans or their culture.
Asian-American, occurring between the United States and Asia.
Protectionist tariffs negatively affected the volume of Asian-American trade.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Asian American¹

First recorded in 1965–70

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Example Sentences

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Aref Aziz, a leader of the party’s Asian American Pacific Islander caucus, said the party needed to sharpen its messaging on economic issues if they want to have a chance of victory in coming elections.

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While the party bucked national trends by performing strongly in congressional races, it also unexpectedly lost legislative seats and saw a decline in voter turnout among Latinos, Asian Americans and young people, Hicks said.

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But among those in L.A.’s Asian American community, the issue of the visa revocations was top of mind.

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Asian Americans’ outrage over a judge’s leniency in the case — the assailants received $3,000 fines and no jail time — sparked a surge of activism seeking tougher hate crime laws nationwide.

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Born in Hunan province, China, Hu was an undergraduate at Tianjin University, and will be the first Asian American chancellor of UC Riverside.

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