### Question
How does Serving Institutions define Asian American?


### Answer
Under *20 U.S.C. § 1067q*, **Asian American** is defined as:

> given the term “Asian” in the Office of Management and Budget's Standards for Maintaining, Collecting, and Presenting Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity as published on October 30, 1997 (62 Fed. 

#### Citation:
  - *20 U.S.C. § 1067q*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 28-HIGHER EDUCATION RESOURCES AND STUDENT ASSISTANCE > SUBCHAPTER III-INSTITUTIONAL AID > Part F-Strengthening Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Other Minority-Serving Institutions**

