New York City alone, according to the 2010 census, has now become home to more than one million Asian Americans, greater than the combined totals of
San Francisco and
Los Angeles. New York contains the highest total Asian population of any U.S. city proper.
Chinese New Yorkers In 2020, approximately 9% of New York City's population was of
Chinese ethnicity, with approximately 80 percent of Chinese New Yorkers living in the
boroughs of
Queens and
Brooklyn alone; New York City itself contains by far the highest ethnic Chinese population of any individual city outside Asia, estimated at 628,763 as of 2017. There is also a rising demand of Asian population choose to live in Long Island City. Much of the Chinese community lives in
Chinatown, Brooklyn,
Chinatown, Manhattan,
Flushing, Queens,
Long Island City, Queens,
Sunset Park, Brooklyn and
Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. In September 2023,
New York State made
Lunar New Year a mandatory public school holiday. Queens is over 8% South Asian; 6-7% Indian.
Tompkinsville, Staten Island has many Sri Lankans. In 2023, New York State made
Diwali a mandatory public school holiday.
Korean New Yorkers People of
Korean heritage made up 1.2% of the city's population. They are more commonly in
Flushing and
Koreatown, Manhattan.
Filipino New Yorkers Filipino and Filipino Americans were the largest southeast Asian ethnic group at 0.8%. The community has a stronghold in
Woodside, Queens. Around 13,000 Filipino Americans and immigrants live in this area, equating to 15% of Woodside's population.
Japanese New Yorkers Japanese or Japanese American heritage people are 0.3% and mostly have a presence in
Manhattan.
Vietnamese New Yorkers People of
Vietnamese heritage made up 0.2% of New York City's population in 2010. ==Organizations and activism==