What is Asian? aANHPI heritage month

What does Asian mean?

Americans often do not realize that there are over two thousand indigenous groups in Asia. Many of whom have immigrated to the USA creating the massive diversity of Asian Americans. Side note, not all Asians identify as indigenous. #intersectionalidentities #indigenous #AAPI 

Leader Allyship Question: What changes in policies and practices can leaders take to avoid the erasure of Asian American ethnicities in their organization?

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Data for the graphic was found in the references below. Countries were selected based on the eight largest Asian populations from the 2023 US Census.

References
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Countries. International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs. https://www.iwgia.org/en/countries.html.  
Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander Heritage Month: May 2023. United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/newsroom/facts-for-features/2023/asian-american-pacific-islander.html#:~:text=5.2%20million,and%20Japanese%20(1.6%20million).