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I am an Indian immigrant and I sometimes wonder why we are frequently excluded from the Asian American definition. We are frequently referred to as East Indian which is incorrect (East Indians are from Bengal and Assam and would not include the rest of the country) - many of us are North Indians or South Indians. In the sum all people who originated from Asia should be referred to as Asian Americans and this definition should not be reserved for Japanese, Chinese and other East Asians only.

Thanks

posted 5 years ago
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