U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for May 10

WASHINGTON, May 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:

SATURDAY, MAY 10: ASIAN AMERICAN MONTH

Profile America Saturday, May 10th. May is designated by presidential proclamation to recognize one of the nation's fastest-growing population groups, those of Asian and Pacific American heritage. The observance dates from a congressional joint resolution in 1978, honoring the arrival of the first Japanese immigrants in the 1840s. It also notes the completion of the transcontinental railroad in 1869, with the help of Chinese immigrants. Nearly 15 million people in the nation are of Asian heritage, about 5 percent of the total population. California has the largest number of this group at 5 million. Hawaii is the state where Asians make up the highest proportion of the total population at 56 percent. You can find these and more facts about America from the U.S. Census Bureau online at www.census.gov

Profile America is produced by the Public Information Office of the U.S. Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments ready to air on a monthly CD or on the Internet at http://www.census.gov/ (look under the "Newsroom" button). For further information, contact Rick Reed at +1-301-763-2812, fax at +1-301-457-3670, or e-mail at rreed(At)census.gov.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau

CONTACT: Rick Reed of the U.S. Census Bureau, +1-301-763-2812

Web Site: http://www.census.gov/

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