Portal:Asian Americans

Topics Culture Geography Health History Mathematics Nature People Philosophy Religion Society Technology Template:/box-header Asian Americans are Americans of Asian descent. The U.S. Census Bureau definition of Asians as "Asian” refers to a person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent, including, for example, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam. It includes people who indicated their race(s) as "Asian" or reported entries such as "Asian Indian," "Chinese," "Filipino," "Korean," "Japanese," "Vietnamese," and "Other Asian" or provided other detailed Asian responses". They comprise 4.8% of the U.S. population alone, while people who are Asian combined with at least one other race make up 5.6%. Template:/box-footer Korean Americans (Korean: 한국계 미국인, Hanja: 韓國系美國人, Hangukgye Migukin) are Americans of Korean descent, from both South Korea and North Korea. The Korean American community comprises about 0.5% of the United States population, or about 1.6 million people, and is the fifth largest Asian American subgroup, after the Chinese American, Filipino American, Indian American, and Vietnamese American communities. The U.S. is home to the second largest Korean diaspora community in the world after the People's Republic of China. Formation of Philippine Scouts in 1905. More anniversaries... File:Jose Calugas Medal of Honor.jpg World War II Philippine Scouts Medal of Honor recipient Sgt. Jose Calugas Jose Calugas (December 29, 1907 – January 18, 1998) was a member of the Philippine Scouts during World War II. He received the Medal of Honor for actions during the Battle of Bataan. At the age of 23, Calugas joined the Philippine Scouts of the United States Army and completed training as an artilleryman and served with different artillery batteries of the Philippine Scouts until his unit was mobilized to fight in World War II. After noticing one of his unit's gun batteries had been destroyed and its crew killed, he gathered several members of his unit together, dug in and attempted to defend the line. He was captured along with other members of his unit and forced to march to a distant enemy prison camp, where he was held as a prisoner of war. When he was released in 1943, he was secretly assigned to a guerilla unit the Philippines where he fought for the liberation of the Philippines from the Japanese. After retiring from the Army he settled in Tacoma, Washington and became a United States citizen. Select [+] to view subcategories ▼ American people of Asian descent ► American people of Asian descent by occupation ► American people of Central Asian descent ► American people of East Asian descent ► American people of Russian descent ► American people of South Asian descent ► American people of Southeast Asian descent ► American people of Southwest Asian descent 85px You are invited to participate in WikiProject Asian Americans, a WikiProject dedicated to developing and improving articles about Asian Americans. Add more to this portal Portal:United States Portal:Asia United States Asia What are portals? List of portals Featured portals