1 The U.S. Census Bureau definition of Asians refers to a person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent.
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2 The United States Government classified Kalmyks as Asian until 1951, when Kalmyk Americans were reclassified as White Americans.[3]
3 The U.S. Census Bureau considers Afghanistan a South Asian country, but does not classify Afghan Americans as Asian,[4] but as Middle Eastern American.[5]
4 The U.S. Census Bureau considers Mongolians and Uzbeks as Central Asians,[6] but a specific Central Asian American group similar to Middle Eastern American does not yet exist.[7]
5 The U.S. Census Bureau reclassifies anyone identifying as "Tibetan American" as "Chinese American".[8]
6 Bengali Americans may be classified as Bangladeshi or Indian.
[9] Punjabi Americans may be classified as Indian or Pakistani.
[10] Tamil Americans may be classified as Indian or Sri Lankan.
