Asian American

[ey-zhuhn-uh-mer-i-kuhn, ey-shuhn-]

noun

1. a citizen or resident of the U.S. of Asian birth or descent.

adjective

1. of or relating to Asian Americans or their culture.

2. Asian-American, occurring between the United States and Asia.

   Protectionist tariffs negatively affected the volume of Asian-American trade.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Asian American¹

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

Now with energy from a new generation of Asian American creatives, it’s reinventing itself.

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The Colorado-set season introduced viewers to Patrick Suzuki, a project manager who came into the experiment open about his insecurities in the dating circuit as an Asian American man.

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Most were crimes perpetrated by whites against Latinos, Asian Americans and Indigenous people, in addition to several Black people.

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If elected, Hall would be the city’s first Black controller; Mejia, who is Filipino American, previously made history as the first Asian American elected to citywide office in L.A.

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As the first female, first Black and first Asian American vice president, Harris faced, as they say in the protective-service business, an elevated threat level while serving in the post.

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