Hong Kong Americans

Not to be confused with Americans in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong Americans
Total population
248,024
(born in Hong Kong) (2021)[1]
Regions with significant populations
California, New York, New Jersey, Washington (Seattle),[2] Texas, Massachusetts
Languages
Predominantly English, varieties of Chinese:
Yue (Cantonese, Taishanese), Hakka, Wu (Taihu Wu, Oujiang Wu),[3] Southern Min, Mandarin (Standard Chinese)
Religion
Unaffiliated, Protestantism, Catholicism, Buddhism
Related ethnic groups
Hong Kong Canadians, Hong Kong Britons
Hong Kong Australians, Hong Kong New Zealanders
Chinese Americans, Taiwanese Americans
Americans in Hong Kong, Overseas Chinese

Hong Kong Americans (Cantonese: 香港裔美國人、港裔美國人、美籍香港人、美港人), include Americans who are also Hong Kong residents who identify themselves as Hong Kongers (who see Hong Kong as their home and are culturally associated with Hong Kong, especially through descent, growth, birth, long term residence, or other types of deep affiliations with Hong Kong), Americans of Hong Kong ancestry, and also Americans who have Hong Kong parents.

  1. ^ "S0201: SELECTED POPULATION PROFILE IN THE UNITED STATES". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Host of Papers Cater to Seattle's Asian American Community : Media: An increasing inflow of immigrants is a major reason for the proliferation of such publications". Los Angeles Times. May 16, 1995. Retrieved October 4, 2013.
  3. ^ "Ethnologue report for language code: wuu". Ethnologue.com. Retrieved 2011-12-31.