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North & South Korea, Vietnam, and Japan absolutely share common culture with China. Korea used Chinese characters (Hanja) before Hangul. Japanese Kanji consists
by xenihn 6y ago
North & South Korea, Vietnam, and Japan absolutely share common culture with China. Korea used Chinese characters (Hanja) before Hangul. Japanese Kanji consists of adapted Chinese characters. Pre-1900s, Vietnam used Chinese characters.
In the United States, "Asian" really means something more like "Sino". Maybe not the right word, but originally within varying degrees of the Chinese sphere of influence throughout history. In the UK, an Indian or Pakistani person would be considered Asian. This is not true in the United States.
- foobiekr 6y agoAsian in the US is mostly used as a short form of "East Asian."
- jhbadger 6y agoIt was not traditionally true in the US -- I agree that "Asian" traditionally meant East Asian in the US until recently, but lately the media has been calling Kamala Harris the first Asian-American vice president because her mother was Indian.
- billfruit 6y agoBut Asian in the UK usually refers to South Asian matters generally.