![]() ![]() Of the 38,489 APIDA residents in Pima County, 59% (22,528 people as of 2010) live in Tucson. Between the 20 census, the APIDA population in Arizona increased by 91.6% for Asians and 87.9% for Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders. Today the APIDA Community in Tucson is growing rapidly. Over time, the APIDA Community established houses of worship, community gathering spaces, culturally focused schools, restaurants, and groceries. By 1908, Chinese immigrants had grown from living primarily in Old Chinatown to 37 Chinese businesses operating south of Congress and families living in Tucson neighborhoods with White and Hispanic families. The Asian, Pacific Islander and Desi American (APIDA) Community has a long history in Tucson that stretches back to the late 1800s. ![]()
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