Asian American Mental Health Status Varies Widely Down Ethnic Lines

Asian Americans are one of the fastest growing racial-ethnic minority population groups in the United States. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the Asian American older adult population has increased by 145 percent between 2000 and 2010, compared with a 59 percent increase among non-Hispanic white elders. Currently, there are more than 20 Asian American subgroups in the United States, with the largest older Asian American subgroups being Chinese, Filipino, Indian, Japanese, Korean and Vietnamese.