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The editors of this encyclopedia have been teaching and conducting research on Asian Americans for two decades. As such, we are too aware of the difficulty in finding comprehensive, readily available, and accessible scholarship that addresses the social problems confronting Asian Americans today. This is the most up-to-date encyclopedic work on the current status of Asian Americans, providing a broad examination of the various critical issues facing them. It is written for students, educators, and practitioners, as well as a general audience. Issues impacting Asian Americans as a whole are considered, as well as those confronting various subgroups, from more established groups such as Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Americans to the relatively newer groups such as Cambodian and Hmong Americans. Leading Asian American studies experts in fields such as education, public health, sociology, law, economics, and psychology served as section editors. The thematic sections were developed through a thorough review of the differ- ent contemporary social problems. The thematic sections are as follows: • Diversity and Demographics • Economy and Work • Education • Health • Identity • Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship • Law • Media • Politics • War • Youth, Family, and the Aged Preface