Monday, February 07, 2011

[The 500 Project] Asian American communities

I had a friend ask me recently why I always say there's over 60 different cultures who make up Asian America. In Minnesota, for example, we can find significant or emerging populations from many of the following nations and societies, each who trace their traditions back over centuries. 


As the Kartika Review and I take on the 500 project, looking for at least 10 readers of Asian America in each state, I can't also help but hope that over time, among each of these communities, we'll one day find at least one of their writers in each state, too, who might chronicle their daily lives or preserve the stories and traditions of old, or who might express the dreams of their people as they walk into the future. But here, then, for your consideration: 

  1. Afghanistan 
  2. Bangladesh 
  3. Bhanar
  4. Bhutan 
  5. Brunei
  6. Burma (Myanmar)
  7. Cambodia
  8. China
  9. Cook Islands
  10. Federated States of Micronesia
  11. Federated States of Midway Islands
  12. Fiji 
  13. French Polynesia
  14. Fujianese
  15. Guam
  16. Hakka
  17. Hawaii's
  18. Hmong
  19. Hong Kong
  20. India
  21. Indonesia
  22. Iran
  23. Japan
  24. Jarai
  25. Karen
  26. Kazakhstan
  27. Khmu
  28. Kiribati
  29. Koho
  30. Kyrgyzstan
  31. Lao
  32. Macau
  33. Malaysia
  34. Maldives
  35. Marshall Islands
  36. Mien
  37. Mnong
  38. Mongolia
  39. Nauru
  40. Nepal
  41. New Caledonia
  42. New Zealand
  43. North Korea
  44. Northern Mariana Islands
  45. Pakistan
  46. Palau
  47. Papua New Guinea
  48. Philippines
  49. Pitcairn Islands
  50. Rhade 
  51. Samoa
  52. Singapore
  53. Solomon Islands
  54. South Korea
  55. Sri Lanka
  56. Tahiti
  57. Taiwan
  58. Tajikistan
  59. Thailand
  60. Tibet
  61. Tonga
  62. Turkmenistan
  63. Tuvalu
  64. Uzbekistan
  65. Vanuatu
  66. Vietnam
This is by NO means encyclopedic, but it's a start. We know they're here in the US and US territories for the scope of this search, and we hope to find and discover many new friends along the way! 

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