Communities of Asian and Pacific Islander descent

People of Asian descent are projected to become the largest immigrant group in the U.S. by 2055. Six percent of immigrants in the U.S. are from China, 6% are from India, and 4% are from the Philippines. Over 4 million people in the U.S. are Asian in combination with another race.

The Asian Pacific Islander (API) community is made up of people from all the different parts of Asia. These communities include:

• Central Asia: Afghan, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Georgians, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Mongolian, Tajik, Turkmen, Uzbek
• East Asia: Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Okinawan, Taiwanese, Tibetan
• Hawaiʻi and the Pacific Islands: (in the U.S. Jurisdictions & Territories) Carolinian, Chamorro, Chuukese, Fijian, Guamanian, Hawaiian, Kosraean, Marshallese, Native Hawaiian, Niuean, Palauan, Pohnpeian, Papua New Guinean, Samoan, Tokelauan, Tongan, Yapese
• Southeast Asia: Bruneian, Burmese, Cambodian, Filipino, Hmong, Indonesian, Laotian, Malaysian, Mien, Singaporean, Timorese, Thai, Vietnamese
• South Asia: Bangladeshi, Bhutanese, Indian, Maldivians, Nepali, Pakistani, Sri Lankan

Mental health resources for communities of Asian and Pacific Islander descent

A note on language: Terminology around cultural identity evolves over time. These materials will primarily use "communities of Asian and Pacific Islander descent" to encompass the diversity of people from various countries, regions, and cultural backgrounds within Asia and the Pacific Islands. This includes groups that are traditionally underrepresented in API data such as South Asians and Native Hawaiians. Government and academic data cited may use additional identifiers such as Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) or Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander (NHOPI).