### Question
Can you define what Asian American means?


### Answer
**Asian American** is defined as the following in *20 U.S.C. § 1067q*:

> 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**

