Asian population in US

[gem2niki]

ONLY 4.4%?!!! (2006)
That tiny? D: Yikes....I guess being stuck in the Bay Area and only traveling to LA, NY, and Hawaii...I thought there were plenty of Asians all over America.

Now I see the whole "Asian minority" part...lol (even tho I took Asian American studies few years ago :P)

(This came up when my sister questioned why there were mostly Caucasians in the gymnastics representing America...)

Comments

[midori-kou.livejournal.com]

I mostly believe that the only reason why there are plenty of Caucasians representing America is because more of them invest their money in recreational sports than Asians here as well as having better access to the appropriate resources.

Some sports require a lot of money to stay involved, like equestrian sports. Other times, you can't find what you need. You won't find Olympic size pools in low-income communities where most of the minority is... Or let alone golf clubs. There's a lack of these resources surrounding communities where the minority is the majority. To access some of them, one has to travel some of the most wealthiest communities, which are in fact almost all white. Even then, they require that you are a resident of that city to use their facilities. =/

Let's not forget that the Asian-American community stereotypically focus more on academics than recreation. It's a cultural attitude that still continues today. Why spend money to play when it could go to higher education and possible a chance at a job with good money.