"The New Face of Asian Pacific America: Numbers, Diversity and Change in the 21st Century"

The New Face of Asian Pacific America: Numbers, Diversity and Change in the 21st Century is the most comprehensive, up-to-date analysis of demographic and cultural changes of Asian Pacific America and includes the latest census information. Through informative essays and over 100 photos, charts, and graphics, this book provides the first analysis of census socioeconomic data on the Asian Pacific American population and the first demographic analysis of the fast-growing mixed race/ethnicity population in the Asian-American community. The book is written by leading Asian-American scholars and journalists from across the nation.

The co-editors of the book are Eric Lai of Asianweek and Dennis Arguelles of the UCLA Asian American Studies Center. It is co-published by AsianWeek newspaper of San Francisco and UCLA's Asian American Studies Center, with partner organizations, the Organization for Chinese Americans and the National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development. The project received a major grant from State Farm Insurance Company.

It is also a publication of the newly-established Asian Pacific American Community Development Data Center, a collaborative census information project of the UCLA Asian American Studies Center and the National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development.

Length and Size: 312 pages, 8x10. Essays. Photos. Charts. Graphics.
ISBN: 0-9665020-3-5 (softcover), $35.00
CD-ROM also available.

Highlights:

• The most up-to-date, multidisciplinary comprehensive analysis of demographic and cultural changes in the Asian Pacific American community, with a look forward into the 21st century. Leading scholars, journalists, and commentators provide informative and provocative analysis, along with over 100 user-friendly charts, tables, photos, and graphics.
• Draws upon U.S. Census 2000 data (including Summary Files 1-3), as well as historic Census data and other quantitative surveys.
• First analysis anywhere of Census 2000 SF3 socioeconomic data (released September 2002) on Asian Americans and Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders. Provides analysis of over 15 different ethnic communities.
• First demographic analysis anywhere of the fast-growing hapa (mixed-race/ethnicity) population, which, at 2.1 million, is already the second-largest among all APA groups.
• First publication to precisely calculate the actual combined APA population in 2000, without excluding mixed-race APAs.
• Demographic changes illustrated with more than 100 graphics, maps and charts (in spot and full color) and 50 photographs.

The book is available for purchase through the UCLA AASC Press Publications. Please click here for more information and ordering information.