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Definition of Asian-American adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Asian-American

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/ˌeɪʒn əˈmerɪkən/,

/ˌeɪʃn əˈmerɪkən/

/ˌeɪʒn əˈmerɪkən/

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being an Asian American; connected with Asian Americans
- Asian-American families
Many people dislike the use of very general terms such as Asian, Asian American, Native American or BAME because they put into a single category many groups of people, who may have different nationalities, languages, cultures, religions, backgrounds, experiences, etc. These terms can be useful in official contexts, for example when collecting statistics, but if you need to refer to an individual’s background it is often better to be specific and use terms such as British Pakistani or Korean American.Topics People in societyb2

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