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Asian American

Translation
Asian American
n
an American who was born in an Asian country or who is descended from Asians. Asian Americans live mostly on the west coast of the US, and include Chinese, Japanese and Vietnamese.
► Asian-American adj.

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Universalium. 2010.

  
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Фильмы

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