Common App: Diff between asian and asian american ?

Applying to College
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<p>So if I was born in Asia but I'm now a U.S. citizen, I put down Asian American?</p>

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<p>chillaxin: yes.</p>

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<p>does it make any difference to be Asian American and Asian?</p>

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<p>Well, if you are asian american, you are a citizen, so admissions are in your favor as opposed to an international asian. That’s it!</p>

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<p>what if you are a Permanent Asian?</p>

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<p>aren’t real asian asians from asia in asia sometimes URMs?</p>

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<p>This thread is based on an obsolete version of the Common Application and shouldn’t have been revived in 2009. See the current FAQ and discussion thread </p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/772621-race-college-admissions-faq-discussion-5-a.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/772621-race-college-admissions-faq-discussion-5-a.html&lt;/a&gt; </p>

<p>for links to up-to-date information.</p>