Year that interracial marriage was made legal in US: 1967

Number of interracial couples in US as of 2011: 4.5 million

Percentage of Asian American marriages with non-Asian partner: 28

Percentage of Americans who supported interracial marriage in 1968: 20

Percentage of Americans who support interracial marriage today: 86

Mixed race population in US in 2010: 9 million

Mixed race population of Asian and non-Asian descent: 1.6 million

Most likely Asian-American community to marry outside race in US: Japanese

Least likely Asian-American community to marry outside race in US: Indian

Percentage of Asian and non-Asian mixed race population that is part Japanese: 30.7

Percentage of Asian and non-Asian mixed race population that is part Japanese: 15.4

Mixed race population of black and non-black descent: 1. 8 million

Percentage of Asian American population predicted to be multiracial by year 2020: 20

Percentage of Asian American population predicted to be multiracial by year 2050: 36

Source: 2010 US Census and Gallup Poll

(China Daily USA 06/28/2013 page19)