Posted on 4:20 am, Thursday, May 1, 2014. Tags: american, asian, census, pacific islander
In 1978, a joint congressional resolution established Asian/Pacific American Heritage Week. The first 10 days of May were chosen to coincide with two important milestones in Asian/Pacific American history: the arrival in the United States of the first Japanese immigrants (May 7, 1843) and contributions of Chinese workers to the building of the transcontinental railroad, […]
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Posted on 12:01 am, Tuesday, May 1, 2012. Tags: american, asian, census, pacific islander
In 1978, a joint congressional resolution established Asian/Pacific American Heritage Week. The first 10 days of May were chosen to coincide with two important milestones in Asian/Pacific American history: the arrival in the United States of the first Japanese immigrants (May 7, 1843)
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Posted on 9:27 pm, Thursday, March 18, 2010. Tags: asian, Health, pacific island, pacific islands fisheries science center
Although Asian Americans have long been portrayed as a “model minority” with few major problems, data released online today in the American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) reveal that distinct groups of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (AA and NHPI) differ widely in death and disease rates.
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Posted on 9:59 am, Monday, May 4, 2009. Tags: asian, census bureau, pacific, statistics
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: May 2009 In 1978, a joint congressional resolution established Asian/Pacific American Heritage Week. The first 10 days of May were chosen to coincide with two important milestones in Asian/Pacific American history: the arrival in the United States of the first Japanese immigrants (May 7, 1843) and contributions of Chinese workers to […]
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Posted on 4:24 am, Friday, May 1, 2009. Tags: asian, census, hawaii
Census Bureau News Facts for Features Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: May 2009 In 1978, a joint congressional resolution established Asian/Pacific American Heritage Week. The first 10 days of May were chosen to coincide with two important milestones in Asian/Pacific American history: the arrival in the United States of the first Japanese immigrants (May 7, 1843) […]
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