Asians top immigrant group to US
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Asians">Asians</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="overtaken">overtaken</span> <span word="Latinos">Latinos</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span> <span word="arriving">arriving</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>.</p><p><span word="Asian">Asian</span>-<span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fastest">fastest</span>-<span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="racial">racial</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="incomes">incomes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span>-<span word="educated">educated</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Rise">Rise</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="comprehensive">comprehensive</span> <span word="Pew">Pew</span> <span word="Research">Research</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="report">report</span>.</p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="content">content</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>, <span word="finances">finances</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="direction">direction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="value">value</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span>, <span word="parenthood">parenthood</span>, <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="success">success</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="survey">survey</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> 3,511 <span word="interviews">interviews</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span>-<span word="Americans">Americans</span>, <span word="including">including</span> 728 <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>-<span word="Americans">Americans</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="conducted">conducted</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Jan">Jan</span> 3 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="March">March</span> 27 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="all">all</span> 50 <span word="states">states</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="Alaska">Alaska</span>, <span word="Hawaii">Hawaii</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="District">District</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Columbia">Columbia</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="Asians">Asians</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="over">over</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Vernon">Vernon</span> <span word="W">W</span>.<span word="C">C</span>. <span word="Ching">Ching</span>, <span word="former">former</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Honolulu">Honolulu</span> <span word="chapter">chapter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span>-<span word="China">China</span> <span word="Peoples">Peoples</span> <span word="Friendship">Friendship</span> <span word="Association">Association</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="happening">happening</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="fast">fast</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>-<span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="would">would</span> "<span word="indirectly">indirectly</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="US">US</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="profound">profound</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="implications">implications</span>."</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>-<span word="American">American</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Hawaii">Hawaii</span>, <span word="Ching">Ching</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="enhanced">enhanced</span> <span word="image">image</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>-<span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="seeking">seeking</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p>
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