Asian American

American  

[ey-zhuhn-uh-mer-i-kuhn, ey-shuhn-] / ˌeɪ ʒən əˈmɛr ɪ kən, ˈeɪ ʃən- /

noun

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

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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.

Etymology

Origin of Asian American

First recorded in 1965–70

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Example Sentences

The tales give insight into the lives they live offstage and their perspectives as Asian Americans that inspire so much of their material.

From Los Angeles Times

Before Chin, no Chinese American or Asian American had ever won a senior national title or skated in the Olympics.

From Los Angeles Times

Her work has won awards from the Asian American Journalists Association and the DeWitt Wallace Center for Media and Democracy.

From The Wall Street Journal

On the table next to the futon was a framed photo of a young Black woman and an Asian American girl, posing in front of an enormous tree.

From Literature

Also, more Latino, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, Asian American and white first-year undergraduates enrolled than in 2024.

From Los Angeles Times