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.
2 The United States Government classified Kalmyks as Asian until 1951, when Kalmyk Americans were reclassified as White Americans.
3 The U.S. Census Bureau considers Mongolians and Uzbeks as Central Asians, but a specific Central Asian American group similar to Middle Eastern American does not yet exist.
4 The U.S. Census Bureau reclassifies anyone identifying as "Tibetan American" as "Chinese American".
5 Bengali Americans may be classified as Bangladeshi or Indian.
Punjabi Americans may be classified as Indian or Pakistani.
Tamil Americans may be classified as Indian or Sri Lankan.
