Han American
Han Americans or American Hans are Americans of Han (Mandarin: 汉人) descent, the largest ethnic group in the world.[1][2] Most Han Americans are immigrants, along with their descendants, from China and Taiwan, two East Asian countries where the majority of the population are Han.[3][4] Other Han Americans may have come from other regions with sizable Han communities, such as Singapore and Malaysia.
Given that most Chinese Americans are Han and that many Han Americans are of Chinese origin, Han Americans are often equated with Chinese Americans. However, since Han is only one of the 55 Chinese ethnic groups,[5] Chinese Americans also include people of non-Han descent, such as Manchu (e.g., John Fugh). Similarly, Taiwanese Americans may not all be Han Americans, since a portion of the country's population are Austronesian.[6]
References
- ↑ Wen et al. (2004). "Genetic evidence supports demic diffusion of Han culture" Nature, 431: 302-305.
- ↑ Chu et al. (1998). "Genetic relationship of populations in China" PNAS, 95: 11763-11768.
- ↑ Jin et al. (2015). "Genetic polymorphism analysis of the drug-metabolizing enzyme CYP2C9 in a Chinese Tibetan population" Gene, in press.
- ↑ Wu et al. (2013). "Screening of a panel of steroid-related genes showed polymorphisms of aromatase genes confer susceptibility to advanced stage endometriosis in the Taiwanese Han population" Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 52: 485–492.
- ↑ "中华各民族" [Ethnic groups in China] (in Mandarin). Retrieved 11 May 2015.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ Chen, Shu-Juo (2009). How Han are Taiwanese Han? Genetic inference of Plains Indigenous ancestry among Taiwanese Han and its implications for Taiwan identity (Ph.D.). STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
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