... thousands)Participants(percent)Number (in thousands)% interested in taking ESL classes% not interested in taking ESL classesTOTAL 12, 078 11 10 ,77 7 28 72 Age16 to 25 years 2,104 19 1 ,71 2 22 78 26 to 35 years 3,443 ... 34.5 58.1 34.5 17. 4 5 .7 4.9 5.4 32.8 41 .7 Average household income 46 ,78 0 50 ,71 3 50,3 67 59 ,77 7 41,311 36, 177 24,952 17, 198 26,304 40,342 39 ,79 5Source: US Census Bureau, 1990.1Includes Bangladeshi, ... its impact on the image ofAsians and Asian Americans in the USA. The study of language in the Asian American community is in its infancy. The diverse language heritage and the individual ethnic...