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
• Harris was the first Black woman and first Asian American to become a major party’s nominee for president.
  — USA Today, 21 July 2026
• 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
• Victoria Manalo Draves became the first Asian American to win Olympic gold, winning the 3-meter springboard diving event.
  — USA Today, 21 July 2026
• Vicki Manalo Draves, the first Asian American to win Olympic gold three days earlier, doubled her achievement with a gold in 10-meter platform diving.
  — USA Today, 21 July 2026
• 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
• Authentic representation and cultural reclamation were key topics at The Asian American Foundation’s 2026 Heritage Month Summit.
  — Regina Kim, Forbes.com, 17 July 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