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How Asian American became a racial grouping, and why many with Asian roots don't identify with the term these days

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In 1990 , May was officially designated as a month honoring Asian American and Pacific Islander heritage.

There are nearly 25 million people of Asian descent who live in the U.S. But the term Asian American remains shrouded by cultural misunderstanding and contested as a term among Asians themselves.

The arrival of people from Asia to America long predates the country's founding in 1776 .

As a largely immigrant and recently Americanized group, many Asians may not relate to an earlier history of Asians in the U.S. For some, Asian American is too broad a term to capture the complexity of Asian -heritage Americans .

Asian Americans come from over 30 countries with different languages, diverse cultures, and histories that have often been in conflict with other Asian nations.

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