List of Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans in the United States Congress

Asian Americans are Americans of Asian descent. The term refers to a [[Panethnicity|panethnic]] group that includes diverse populations with ancestral origins in [[East Asia]], [[South Asia]] or [[Southeast Asia]], as defined by the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]].{{cite web |url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:C2010br-02.pdf |title=Overview of Race and Hispanic Origin: 2010 |author=Karen R. Humes |author2=Nicholas A. Jones|author3=Roberto R. Ramirez |date=March 2011 |work=United States Census Bureau |publisher=U.S. Department of Commerce |access-date=January 5, 2012}}

Asian Americans are Americans of Asian descent. The term refers to a [[Panethnicity|panethnic]] group that includes diverse populations with ancestral origins in [[East Asia]], [[South Asia]] or [[Southeast Asia]], as defined by the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]].{{cite web |url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:C2010br-02.pdf |title=Overview of Race and Hispanic Origin: 2010 |author=Karen R. Humes |author2=Nicholas A. Jones|author3=Roberto R. Ramirez |date=March 2011 |work=United States Census Bureau |publisher=U.S. Department of Commerce |access-date=January 5, 2012}}

[[Pacific Islander]] Americans, also known as [[Oceania]]n Americans, Pacific Islander Americans or Native Hawaiian and/or other Pacific Islander Americans, are [[Americans]] who have ethnic ancestry among the [[indigenous peoples of Oceania]] (viz. [[Polynesians]], [[Melanesians]] and [[Micronesian people|Micronesians]]). For its purposes, the U.S. Census also counts [[Indigenous Australians]] as part of this group.University of Virginia. Geospatial and Statistical Data Center. "1990 PUMS Ancestry Codes." 2003. August 30, 2007.{{cite web |url=http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/collections/stats/pums/sub/ancestry.html |title=1990 Census of Population and Housing Public Use Microdata Sample |access-date=August 31, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070825030327/http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/collections/stats/pums/sub/ancestry.html |archive-date=August 25, 2007 }}{{cite web |title=Government Information |url=https://www.lib.umich.edu/collections/collecting-areas/specific-formats/government-information |access-date=2022-11-16 |website=www.lib.umich.edu |language=en}}

[[Pacific Islander]] Americans, also known as [[Oceania]]n Americans, Pacific Islander Americans or Native Hawaiian and/or other Pacific Islander Americans, are [[Americans]] who have ethnic ancestry among the [[indigenous peoples of Oceania]] (viz. [[Polynesians]], [[Melanesians]] and [[Micronesian people|Micronesians]]). For its purposes, the U.S. Census also counts [[Indigenous Australians]] as part of this group.University of Virginia. Geospatial and Statistical Data Center. "1990 PUMS Ancestry Codes." 2003. August 30, 2007.{{cite web |url=http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/collections/stats/pums/sub/ancestry.html |title=1990 Census of Population and Housing Public Use Microdata Sample |access-date=August 31, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070825030327/http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/collections/stats/pums/sub/ancestry.html |archive-date=August 25, 2007 }}{{cite web |title=Appendix H. Code Lists, Ancestry|url=https://www.lib.umich.edu/collections/collecting-areas/specific-formats/government-information |access-date=August 27, 2007|website=www.lib.umich.edu |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070713014208/http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/cicdoc/cen90app/ancestry.htm|archive-date=2007-07-13}}

As of January 3, 2025, there are 19 representatives and three senators of Asian-American descent who are currently serving in Congress. In addition, there are three [[Non-voting members of the United States House of Representatives|non-voting delegates]] of Pacific Islander descent who currently are also serving. Since 1900, 21 Pacific Islanders have been elected to the [[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] (18 of them as non-voting Resident Commissioners, Delegates or Resident Representatives) and one has been elected to the U.S. Senate. Hawaii was the first territory to send a Pacific Islander to the House of Representatives (in 1900) and was also the first state to send a Pacific Islander to the U.S. Senate (in 1990).

As of January 3, 2025, there are 19 representatives and three senators of Asian-American descent who are currently serving in Congress. In addition, there are three [[Non-voting members of the United States House of Representatives|non-voting delegates]] of Pacific Islander descent who currently are also serving. Since 1900, 21 Pacific Islanders have been elected to the [[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] (18 of them as non-voting Resident Commissioners, Delegates or Resident Representatives) and one has been elected to the U.S. Senate. Hawaii was the first territory to send a Pacific Islander to the House of Representatives (in 1900) and was also the first state to send a Pacific Islander to the U.S. Senate (in 1990).