Commonly used by some ignorant people as a catch-all term for all Asian Americans and Asian imigrants.

People from the peoples republic of China (PRC) and Taiwan (ROC).

Are known as very intelligent and hardworking people.

Are known to have created a grand civilization which had great influence on neighbouring countries.

Very cultured, artistic, creative.

Refered to all people of Asian origin by people who are too ignorant to notice the OBVIOUS facial difference and cultures of the different races of Asia.

Anyone from the People's Republic of China.
Great food, culture, and history.

Common stereotypes:
-Extremely good at math and science
-Straight A students
-Hardworking
-Martial arts experts
-Plays violin, flute, or piano very well
-Great family values

Of course, most of those do tend to be true.

A race of people that were doing amazingly well around a thousand years ago that already had set up banks and schools while the english were still hiting each other with clubs. But around 50 years ago when they established communism everything pretty much went downhill from there and a good number of them now want to come to the US and Canada to get better jobs and have a better life.

The word many people attribute to non-Indian non Middle eastern asians they see.

smartest people ever lived