A new report released this spring takes an in-depth look into the diversity of Colorado’s Asian American, Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander populations.

The 84-page report, titled “The Colorado Lotus Project: A Statewide Look at the Strengths and Barriers Facing Colorado’s Asian American and Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Communities,” separates Colorado’s many groups into countries or regions of origin rather than grouping them all under the label “Asian.”

Much of its data – on topics like employment, length of time in the U.S., access to health insurance, physical and mental health – is presented to show differences between groups of people who’ve come to Colorado from countries considered “Asian.”

For example, statistics are presented for Hmong, Indian, and Indonesian Coloradans in separate categories. Although they could all technically be called Asian, the study aims to show that their experiences in Colorado are different.

It’s a way of presenting information that works for Kenneth Ho, 48, whose parents are Chinese immigrants. The real estate developer, who grew up in Rhode Island, lives in the Central Park neighborhood of Denver with his wife, who is part Korean and part white, and two teenage sons. He took a look at the study at the request of CPR and liked what he saw.