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Taiwanese American Identity In The U.S. Census. Taipei Times., Chiehwen Ed Hsu

Chiehwen Ed Hsu

The U.S. Census announced that close to a quarter million Taiwan expatriates self identified as 'Taiwanese' in the Census 2010, nearly doubling the figure from a decade ago, with most Taiwanese community so identified in the state of California, New York and Texas. Both politically and substantively significant, the statistic does not only suggest a concerted self identity of Taiwanese expatriates, but also signals an expanded health and social service needs of this growing community to be met. The growing number of self-identifying Taiwanese in the U.S. is politically important, as the increased constituents of Taiwanese Americans representing an even …