[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!