But the number of qualified Asian-American applicants rose so that by 1993 roughly 20 percent of Harvard students had Asian heritage.
As well, the relatively small proportion of individuals who self-identified as having Asian heritage may have limited our ability to demonstrate associations with some of the outcomes we observed.
While this represented the largest ethnic minority in our sample, this proportion is far below the estimated 40% of the population of Greater Vancouver who have Asian heritage [ 3].
Don't assume that a woman of Asian descent adheres to certain cultural traditions; having Asian heritage doesn't mean that she conforms to particular stereotypes or even embraces particular traditions.
(After meeting Texas, I had assumed that he had some Asian heritage. When I texted him to ask if I could describe him as Asian-American, he explained that he didn't "self-ID" as such, but that he "wouldn't be offended" if I did).
Of 3,000 professional footballers in the top four divisions, just nine have south Asian heritage.
Some of the artists have an Asian heritage, and some do not.
Sometime around 1997, having led the first wave of British Asian talent to infiltrate arts, culture and the media, she was at the forefront of a movement where it was (almost) considered cool and exciting to have south Asian heritage.
Yet those insights are well explored by the end of Act 1 — time and again we're shown the angst of having an Asian heritage while living an "American" life — leaving the story to rely on zany humor that, early in Act 2, begins to run ragged.
Today, it feels like we have no Asian heritage to embrace.
"I have Asian friends – second generation – and I am the worst in terms of being in touch with my heritage," says Romesh.
