Addressing Health Disparities among Older Asian Americans: Data and Diversity

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Within the umbrella term, Asian American, exist multiple cultures and varied disease prevalence. Addressing disparities in care means we must use culturally and linguistically appropriate measures to educate the various sub-groups.In 2012, an estimated 18.9 million Asian Americans lived in the United States (U.S. Census Bureau, 2012). Asian Americans represent individuals with ancestry from more than thirty countries. The top six Asian American subgroups include Chinese Americans (3.7 million), Filipino Americans (3.4 million), Asian Indian Americans (3.1 million), Korean Americans (1.7 million) and Vietnamese Americans (1.7 million), and Japanese Americans (1.3 million) (U.S. Census Bureau, 2012). Asian American sub-groups with fewer than 1 million include Pakistani Americans, Bangladeshi Americans, Cambodian Americans, Hmong Americans, Laotian Americans, Taiwanese Americans, and Thai Americans.In recent years, immigrants have arrived from Bhutan, Burma, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Mongoli

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