On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. For a nomadic Central Asian people of antiquity, see Asii. For the individual peoples of Asia, see Ethnic groups in Asia. For demographic data, see Asian chicken salad recipe of Asia.

The term may also refer to their descendants. In parts of anglophone Africa, especially East Africa and in parts of the Caribbean, the term “Asian” is more commonly associated with people of South Asian origin, particularly Indians, Pakistanis, Bangladeshis and Sri Lankans. The Australian Census includes Central Asia. The Australian Census includes four regions of Asia in its official definition. The Canadian Census uses the term ‘Asian’ pan-continentally.

South Asian, East and Southeast Asian, and “other” Asian origins. Statistics Norway uses the term ‘Asian’ pan-continentally and considers people of Asian background to be people from all Asian countries. In the United Kingdom, the term “Asian” is more commonly associated with people of South Asian origin, particularly Indians, Pakistanis, Bangladeshis and Sri Lankans. Asian ancestries as defined by the 2000 U. Earlier Census forms from 1980 and prior listed particular Asian ancestries as separate groups along with White and Black or Negro. Previously, Asian Americans were classified as “other”. 2000 US Census, that it is difficult to determine why Asian Americans are a “race” while Latino and Hispanic are an “ethnic group.

In 1930 and 1940, Indian Americans were identified as a separate race, Hindu, and in 1950 and 1960 they were racially classified as Other Race, and then in 1970 they were classified as White. Respondents can also report their specific ancestry, e. Someone reporting these ancestries but no race would be classified as “Asian”. In normal American usage Asian does not refer to the people from the Pacific Islands who are usually called Pacific Islanders. However, in the 2000 US Census, the Asian or Pacific Islander category was separated into two categories, “Asian” and “Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander”.