This statistic shows how people with Asian heritage living in the United States most often described themselves in 2012. The results are distinguished by those who were foreign born and native born. 43 percent of native born "Asian-Americans" preferred to describe themselves as being country of origin/American i.e. Vietnamese/American.
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Pew Research Center. (June 19, 2012). Which of the following terms do you use to describe yourself most often? (Question for Americans with Asian heritage) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 27, 2026, from /statistics/233756/self-identification-of-asian-americans-in-the-us/
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