Asian-Americans comprise not only the fastest-growing minority group in the U.S., but

Asian-Americans comprise not only the fastest-growing minority group in the U.S., but also the wealthiest, most accomplished and educated segment of the population — marking an extraordinary historic evolution in this country.

According to a report released by the Nielsen Co. late last year, Asian-Americans, as a whole, enjoy an annual aggregate purchasing power of some $718 billion — and this figure could climb to $1 trillion within only five years. Thus, given that U.S. total GDP amounts to some $15 trillion; it is reasonable to suggest that Asian-Americans represent a crucial — and ever more important — part of the world’s biggest economy.

The Asian-American community, now accounting for about 6 percent of the total U.S. population, has an aggregate economic clout that far surpasses its relatively small numerical strength. Now, imagine — hypothetically, of course — if Asian-Americans formed their own separate country. Let’s call this mythical land “Asiana.”

All told, Asiana would be one of the world’s most peaceful, prosperous, but perhaps very divided, nations on earth.

Read more about Asiana here! Pretty cool!