East Asian vs East Indian

East Asian

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

noun
  • A person from East Asia. 

East Indian

adj
  • Of or pertaining to the people, products, or culture of Southeast Asia, particularly the Malay Archipelago, Sri Lanka, or India. 

noun
  • A native or inhabitant of the Malay Archipelago, Sri Lanka, or India. 

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