How to Use Asian American in a Sentence

Asian American

noun

• And the thing that scared me the most was my cultural identity crisis, talking about being an Asian American.
  — NBC news, 28 Dec. 2025
• Choi, the founder of Geem seaweed snacks, said seeing her products in mainstream grocery stores means coming full circle for her experience as an Asian American.
  — Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 29 May 2026
• Kristi Yamaguchi, the first Asian American to win a gold medal in the Winter Olympics, now on stage with Olympian Andre Ward.
  — Tim Fang, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
• The events are sponsored in part by the Asian American Museum of Orange County, which will be opening at the Great Park in the future.
  — Heather McRea, Oc Register, 5 Feb. 2026
• Wu, 40, was elected as the mayor of Boston in 2021, becoming the first woman and first Asian American to serve in the position.
  — Sudiksha Kochi, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
• Now San Francisco’s population is one-third Asian American, and 33% of Daly City’s people have roots in the Philippines.
  — Carl Nolte, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Oct. 2025
• Several smaller programs for colleges with certain percentages of Asian American, Black or Native American students were also reduced.
  — Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
• Library has busy schedule The Anaheim Central Library will host an Asian American Culture Celebration on May 3.
  — Andrea Manes, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
• Lien later served as executive director of the Asian American Institute, now Asian Americans Advancing Justice.
  — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
• The celebration is co-presented by the Asian American Museum at Great Park and the South Coast Chinese Cultural Center.
  — Heather McRea, Oc Register, 7 Feb. 2026
• Diversity demos were 70% Caucasian, 17% Latino and Hispanic, 7% Asian American and 2% Black.
  — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2025
• The Asian American Hotel Association reports that more than 33,000 hotels and motels owned by its members create millions of jobs and generate billions of dollars in revenue every year.
  — Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
• Diversity demos were 53% Caucasian, 27% Latino and Hispanic, 8% Black and 8% Asian American.
  — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2025
• Diversity demos are 59% Caucasian, 16% Latino and Hispanic, 16% Asian American, and 6% Black.
  — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 1 Dec. 2025
• Diversity demos were 45% Caucasian, 25% Latino/Hispanic, 4% Black and 5% Asian American.
  — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 7 Feb. 2026
• Caucasian was 39%, a much stronger turnout from Black moviegoers at 20% (compared to Scream VI‘s 12%), with Asian American at 3% (down from VI‘s 12%).
  — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 1 Mar. 2026
• Diversity demos were 40% Caucasian, 35% Hispanic/Latino, 15% Black and 4% Asian American.
  — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 7 Feb. 2026
• Director Eugene Yi zooms in on the stories, experiences and perspectives of a swath of people from the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander community.
  — Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
• The screenplay won the 2023 Asian American International Screenplay Competition.
  — Brianne Tracy, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025
• Mind you, the membership of the Association for Asian American Studies (AAAS) is maybe a thousand higher-ed faculty and graduate students from across the humanities and social sciences.
  — Literary Hub, 17 June 2025
• The grants are part of the Foundation’s Lotus Fund, which was established to celebrate Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander heritage and address needs in those communities.
  — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
• The panel also includes organizations such as CAPE, The Asian American Foundation and the NAACP.
  — Martina Di Licosa, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
• Moiz Mir, the organizing and advocacy director of the Asian American Liberation Network, said Tuesday’s resolution just affirms the city’s sanctuary status and does not move toward creating policies.
  — Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 28 Jan. 2026
• Belief in the American Dream remains strongest among Republicans (76%) but has declined over time, especially among Hispanics, Asian American/Pacific Islanders, women and young adults.
  — Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 17 June 2026
• Rose Chung rehearses for a cultural procession that helps kick off San Francisco's Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month festivities at the Herbst Theater.
  — Sharon Chin, CBS News, 14 May 2026
• Dozens of people gathered for the 2nd annual Delaware County Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Festival.
  — Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 16 May 2026
• Advocates call for more support Bethany Li, executive director of the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, whose offices are located blocks away from the site of the raid, denounced ICE’s actions.
  — Daniella Silva, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2025
• Pacifica Square in Aurora will be hosting its annual celebration in honor of Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month on Saturday.
  — R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026
• Latino and Hispanic moviegoers led yesterday with 37%, followed by 25% Caucasian, 20% Black, and 13% Asian American, and 5% Native American/other.
  — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 1 Dec. 2025
• Our sister organizations that support stories from the Asian American, Latinx, Native American, Pacific Islander, and other underrepresented communities face similar challenges.
  — Leslie Fields-Cruz, IndieWire, 27 Nov. 2025