I've seen many questions regarding Asians Americans...so Im just wondering what do you mean when you call a person Asian-American like korean-american,chinese-american etc...
Does it mean that one of your parents are american and the other asian?
2007-12-31 10:06:26 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
It is a stupid 'politically correct' term which is essentially meaningless, like "African American", which is another idiotic and dumb term invented by people who are too scared to call a spade a spade.
The best example of the utter stupidity of the term "African American" was related in a story about an American journalist in Africa writing a story in which he referred to black Africans by the moronic term "African American Africans". it seems the human capacity for stupidity is limitless.
2007-12-31 10:10:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
i always assumed it was an ethnically asian person who was born and raised in an american environment.
i suppose the term is pretty ambiguous, not like American Born Chinese...but then again, thats pretty suss too cause it implies you're more chinese than american
good question!
2007-12-31 13:24:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ethnicity, for the most part.
They are Americans of Asian decent. Meaning they are of Asian lineage and now call America their home.
PS-I have never really understood why we don't consider Russian-Americans, Pakistani-Americans, etc..-- to be Asian-Americans; they come from Asia, too.
2007-12-31 10:15:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
well i think asian american means that there nationality is asian but they were born in america that would make them an american citizen. So it does nottt mean that one of there parents are american and the other asian. hoped that help :]
i think it is ethnicity
2007-12-31 10:15:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
ethnicity
its an American citizen who descends from the indigenous people of east Asia.
2007-12-31 10:09:57 · answer #5 · answered by Felsen 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
it could mean either one
2007-12-31 10:09:49 · answer #6 · answered by straight_up 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
hmmmm, both mebbys? never really though about it
2007-12-31 10:09:35 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
it just means that you're an asian person born in america so therefore you're called an 'asian american'...
2007-12-31 10:09:32 · answer #8 · answered by Dragon X 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It means that you are an Asian who is an American citizen.
Actually for Japanese, Chinese, Koreans, and a few others Oriental American may be more appropriate.
It the person was not a citizen they would just be Asian, Oriental, or their nationality.
2007-12-31 10:09:07 · answer #9 · answered by Pirate AM™ 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
ethnicity
2007-12-31 10:08:34 · answer #10 · answered by Google Rules! 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋