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Asian Americans are now the third largest minority group, numbering approximately 14 million of the US population in 2009 (U.S. Census Bureau, 2009). Over a quarter of all foreign-born persons in America are from Asia (Reeves & Bennett, 2003).

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    Larry E. Davis Ph.D.

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    Rafael J. Engel Ph.D.

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Davis, L.E., Engel, R.J. (2011). Asian Americans. In: Measuring Race and Ethnicity. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6697-1_1

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