VOA慢速英語：美國亞裔是增長最快最多樣化的群體

Asian Americans Are a Fast-Growing, Diverse Group

美國亞裔是增長最快最多樣化的群體

The Asian American population is growing faster than any other major ethnic or racial group.

美國亞裔人口的增長速度比其它任何主要種族都要更快。

From 2010 to 2016, 42 percent of the 8.1 million people who came to the United States from a foreign country were from Asia. Thirty-eight percent came from Latin America, 8.6 percent from Europe, and 8 percent from Africa.

從2010年到2016年，從外國來到美國的810萬人口之中，有42%來自亞洲。38%來自拉丁美洲，8.6%來自歐洲，還有8%來自非洲。

This information comes from a new U.S. Census Bureau report.

這一信息出自美國人口普查局一份新的報告。

Asian Americans lead in income and education

美國亞裔在收入和教育方面領(lǐng)先

For 2016, the U.S. Census Bureau said Asian Americans had the highest median annual income of all ethnic and racial groups. The median income for Asians was $81,431, about the same as 2015.

美國人口普查局表示，2016年美國亞裔的年度平均收入在所有種族中是最高的。亞裔的平均收入為81431美元，與2015年相當(dāng)。

That compared to a median income of $59,039 for all Americans.

與此相比，全體美國人的平均收入為59039美元。

Pew said the U.S. Asian population is also better educated.

皮尤調(diào)查機(jī)構(gòu)表示，美國亞裔人口同樣受到了較好的教育。

About half of Asians 25 and older have a college degree. That compares to 30 percent among all Americans over age 25, Pew said.

皮尤表示，大約有一半年齡不小于25歲的亞裔擁有大學(xué)學(xué)歷。相比之下，年齡25歲以上的全體美國人只有30%(擁有大學(xué)學(xué)歷)。

Along with education, the Pew study also noted a high level of English language skill among Asians.

除了教育，皮尤的調(diào)查還指出，亞裔的英語水平很高。

Seven of 10 Asians in the United States, ages 5 and up, speak English proficiently, the study said. U.S.-born Asian Americans are more likely to speak English well than foreign-born Asians.

研究表示，美國70%年齡在5歲及以上的亞裔人口熟練掌握英語。美國出生的亞裔人口比國外出生的亞裔人口英語更好。

Stephanie Wong is chapter and membership associate with OCA-Asian Pacific American Advocates.

史蒂芬妮·王(Stephanie Wong)是美華協(xié)會—美國亞太裔倡導(dǎo)組織(OCA-Asian Pacific American Advocates)的地方分會和成員資格助理。

She said the information from the Census Bureau is somewhat misleading because it puts Asian Americans from many different backgrounds into one group.

她表示，美國人口普查局的信息有點(diǎn)誤導(dǎo)，因?yàn)樗鼘⒏鞣N背景的美國亞裔分為一組。

"The Asian American population is very diverse," Wong said. She suspects some Asian Americans do not receive public or private assistance because of the mistaken belief all Asian Americans are doing well economically.

王女士表示，“美國亞裔人口非常多樣化。”她懷疑一些美國亞裔沒有得到公共和私人援助是因?yàn)樗忻绹鴣喴嵩诮?jīng)濟(jì)上都表現(xiàn)很好的這種誤解。

To point out the diverse economic backgrounds of Asian Americans, the Pew Research Center looked at income levels for people from different Asian countries.

為了說明美國亞裔多樣化的經(jīng)濟(jì)背景，皮尤研究中心考察了來自不同亞洲國家的群體的收入水平。

In 2015, it said that Indian American households had a median income of $100,000, the highest among Asian Americans. For Filipino-Americans, the median household income was $80,000.

皮尤表示，2015年美國印度裔家庭的年均收入為10萬美元，是美國亞裔中最高的。而美國菲律賓裔的家庭年均收入為8萬美元。

But the Pew report said eight of the 19 Asian groups it examined had higher poverty rates than the U.S. average. They included the Hmong, Bhutanese and Burmese.

但是皮尤中心報告稱，他們調(diào)查的19類亞裔群體中，有9類群體的貧困率高于美國平均水平，其中包括苗族人、不丹人和緬甸人。

Twenty-one million and growing

亞裔人口達(dá)2100萬并繼續(xù)增長

The Asian American population now stands just short of 21 million people, the Census Bureau reported. That represents just over 6 percent of the American population.

美國人口普查局表示，美國亞裔人口目前略低于2100萬人，所占比例略高于美國人口的6%。

In a recent report, the Pew Research Center said Asian Americans likely will become the largest immigrant group in the United States.

皮尤研究中心在最新一份報告中指出，美國亞裔可能將會成為美國最大的移民群體。

In 50 years, Asians should make up 38 percent of all U.S. immigrants, overtaking the current largest immigrant group, Hispanics, the Pew Center said.

50年來，亞裔可能占到了美國所有移民的38%，超過了目前最大的移民群體—西班牙裔美國人。

William Frey researches urban populations, immigration and other issues for the Brookings Institution, a research center based in Washington D.C. He said immigration policies that support educated immigrants are likely to help Asians.

威廉·弗雷(William Frey)在總部位于華盛頓特區(qū)的布魯金斯學(xué)會研究城市人口、移民和其它問題。他說，鼓勵受過教育的移民的移民政策可能幫助了亞洲人。

But he said changes in American immigration policy could affect immigration from Asia, as well as other parts of the world.

但是他表示，美國移民政策改革可能會影響到亞洲和世界其它地區(qū)的移民。

President Donald Trump and some Republicans in Congress have proposed a bill calling on America to reduce the number of legal immigrants admitted into the U.S. each year. They also want to give a preference to well-educated immigrants and/or those with job offers.

川普總統(tǒng)和國會中一些共和黨人已經(jīng)提出了一項法案，呼吁美國減少每年入境美國的合法移民人數(shù)。他們還希望優(yōu)先接受受過良好教育的移民或者拿到雇傭信的移民。

Asian Americans come from 20 nations

美國亞裔來自20個國家

Asian American people come from more than 20 countries in East and Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent. Each has its own history, language and culture.

美國亞裔來自東亞、東南亞以及印度次大陸的20多個國家。每個國家都有自己的歷史、語言和文化。

Some of the biggest growth came from Bhutan, Nepal and Burma, the Pew center reported.

皮尤研究中心表示，不丹、尼泊爾和緬甸(的移民人數(shù))增長最快。

But China continues to be the largest country of origin for Asian Americans. Chinese Americans numbered 4.9 million in 2015, or 24 percent of Asian Americans, Pew reported.

但是中國仍然是美國亞裔最大的原籍國。皮尤表示，2015年美國華裔達(dá)到了490萬，占到了美國亞裔的24%。

Pew said that India is number two, with nearly 4 million people listing it as their country of origin. The other leading countries of origin for Asian Americans are the Philippines, 3.9 million; Vietnam, nearly 2 million; Korea, 1.8 million; Japan, 1.4 million; and Pakistan, 519,000.

皮尤表示，印度排名第二，大約有4百萬人將印度列為他們的原籍國。其它美國亞裔排名靠前的原籍國包括人數(shù)為390萬的菲律賓，近200萬的越南，180萬的韓國、140萬的日本以及51.9萬的巴基斯坦。

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布魯斯·阿爾伯特報道。

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吉爾·羅賓斯報道。