Asian vs East Asian

Asian

noun
  • A person from the continent of Asia. 

  • A person from or with ancestry in South Asia. 

  • A domestic cat of a breed similar to the Burmese. 

  • A person from or with ancestry in Northeast or Southeast Asia. 

adj
  • Of, relating to or from Asia. 

East Asian

noun
  • A person from East Asia. 

adj
  • Of, from, or pertaining to East Asia. 

How often have the words Asian and East Asian occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )