The official Asian American Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month may have ended May 31 but the celebration of AANHPI continues into June.
"TheUnited States is a nation of immigrants," said President Biden in proclaiming June as Immigrant Heritage Month.
The fastest growing immigrant group in the US come from the countries of Asia and the Pacific Islands. Immigration from Asia. is outpacing immigration from Latin American and in a few decades, will be the largest source of immigrants coming to these shores.
"Immigrants fuel our economy and work in every profession, including health care, public service, law, education, engineering, construction, caregiving, manufacturing, service, agriculture, and countless other industries.," he said.
"They create new businesses, small and large, and generate millions of jobs in America. They are essential workers, providing critical services during COVID-19 and serving on the frontlines of research for vaccines and treatments. Immigrants have also helped the United States lead the world in science, technology, and innovation while contributing to the arts, culture, and government," continued Biden.
Biden emphasized America's role as a have for refugees, from those fleeing the ravages of war in Europe during and after WWII, to those fleeing conflict from Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos after the Vietnam War; to the tens of thousands of Afghan refugees recently admitted from when the US left their country.
Some key facts about Asian American immigrants, according to the Pew Research Center:
Around six-in-ten Asian Americans (57%), including 71% of Asian American adults, were born in another country. By comparison, 14% of all Americans – and 17% of adults – were born elsewhere.
The modern immigration wave from Asia has accounted for a quarter of all immigrants who have arrived in the U.S. since 1965. But when and how Asian immigrants arrived in the US varies, which helps explain why some Asian origin groups are more likely than others to be U.S. born. For example, immigrants account for only 27% of Japanese Americans, who began arriving in the 19th century as plantation workers in what is now the state of Hawaii. By contrast, many Bhutanese arrived recently as refugees, and a large majority (85%) are foreign born.
Asian Americans are projected to be the nation’s largest immigrant group by the middle of the century. Single-race, non-Hispanic Asians are projected to become the largest immigrant group in the country, surpassing Hispanics in 2055. By then, Asians are expected to make up 36% of all U.S. immigrants, while Hispanics will make up 34%, according to population projections from the Pew Research Center.
People from Asia made up about 14% of the 10.5 million unauthorized immigrants in the U.S. in 2017. Four nations in Asia were among the top 15 countries of birth for US unauthorized immigrants: India (525,000), China (375,000), the Philippines (160,000) and Korea (150,000).
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