- THE ASIAN REGIONS:
East Asia: Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Mongolian, Okinawan, Taiwanese
Southeast Asia: Bornean, Bruneian, Burmese, Cambodian, Celebesian, Filipino, Hmong, Javanese, Indonesian, Laotian, Malaysian, Montagnard, Singaporean, Thai, Vietnamese
South Asia: Afghan, Bangladeshi, Bhutanese, Indian, Maldivian, Nepalese, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Tibetan
- THE PACIFIC ISLANDS:
Polynesia: Cook Islander, Maori, Native Hawaiian, Niuean, Samoan, Tahitian, Tongan, Tokelauan, Tuvaluan
Micronesia: Carolinian, Chamorro, Chuukese, Guamanian, I-Kiribati, Kosraen, Mariana Islander, Marshallese, Nauruan, Palauan, Pohnpeian, Saipanese, Trukese, Yapese Melanesia: New Caledonian, Ni-Vanuatu, Papua New Guinean, Solomon Islander
Virginia Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders come from more than 37 Asian countries and ethnic groups, each with distinct cultures and civilizations. There are more than 261,000 Asian Americans living in Virginia. Together they speak over 70 Asian languages and dialects. The major Virginia Asian American groups 'ethnic heritage originates from:
