Pan-Asian

[ pan-ey-zhuhn, -shuhn ]

adjective

1. of or relating to all Asian peoples.
2. of or relating to Pan-Asianism.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Pan-Asian¹

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

It was eventually renamed the Northwest Asian Weekly to reflect its pan-Asian audience, Ng said.

From Seattle Times

Los Angeles’ sprawl allows for a multiplicity of cultures to have their own hubs, rather than a general international district such as in Seattle or the pan-Asian Flushing in New York.

From Los Angeles Times

The range of Korean music at Coachella spans even wider — the longtime Goldenvoice affiliates in 88 Rising have a Mojave Tent set, “Futures,” devoted to emerging pan-Asian talent that has often included Korean acts.

From Los Angeles Times

Those two items barely scratch the surface of the menu at Vien Dong, which also offers Southern Vietnamese-style soups with pork broth and both rice and egg noodles, bun bowls, rice dishes and even some Pan-Asian dishes like teriyaki, yakisoba and katsu.

From Seattle Times

On Saturday evening in Los Angeles, the Lunar New Year celebrations continued as Hollywood’s Milk Studios was transformed for the inaugural Moonrise Gala by 88rising, the pan-Asian music collective and record label.

From New York Times

More About Pan-Asian

What does pan-Asian mean?

Pan-Asian describes something that relates to all Asian peoples, as in Layla decided to major in pan-Asian literature rather than European literature.

Pan-Asian describes something as relating to all of Asia or all Asian peoples. It implies a unity of all Asian nations, either in terms of culture, politics, ideology, faith, or other such forces. For example, it’s often used to describe restaurants and markets that sell food and products from a variety of Asian nations. Note, however, that Asia is made up of more than 40 countries, each with its own history, culture, and in many cases language.

Pan-Asian also means of or relating to Pan-Asianism, an idea of political alliance of all the Asian nations.

Example: They are having a festival downtown to celebrate pan-Asian history.

Where does pan-Asian come from?

The first records of the term pan-Asian come from around the 1960s. It combines pan–, meaning “all,” implying the union of a group, and Asian, meaning “of or belonging to Asia or its inhabitants.”

Pan-Asian is almost always used in terms of culture or history, especially as being distinct from other parts of the world, even though Asian nations also differ from each other.

Pan-Asian is best used to refer to something that is one, unified group. For example, if you want to talk about cooking techniques that are used throughout all of Asia and generally not elsewhere in the world, then pan-Asian is a good choice. If, however, you want to talk about cooking techniques that are used in India, Pakistan, Nepal, and other countries in that region, South Asian is a better choice. And if you want to talk about cooking techniques specific to one country, such as China, use the term that describes that country (Chinese, in this case).

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What are some other forms related to pan-Asian?

• pan-Asianism (noun)

What are some synonyms for pan-Asian?

• Asian

What are some words that share a root or word element with pan-Asian? 

• Asian
• Asia
• pan-Asianism

What are some words that often get used in discussing pan-Asian?

• cuisine
• culture
• history
• ideology

How is pan-Asian used in real life?

Pan-Asian is most often to discuss the history and culture of all the Asian countries. It is also sometimes used to discuss the idea of a union or alliance of all the Asian countries.

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— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) January 11, 2018

For some of the best pan-Asian cuisine in Toronto, go to Lemongrass up on Bayview. It's one of my fav spots :') so #Om.

— Lights (@lights) January 23, 2011

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Try using Pan-Asian!

Is pan-Asian used correctly in the following sentence?

Pan-Asian literature shows that multiple nations contained similar myths about the creature.