Actually, we were asked. 1960s Britain
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Israelis are Asian.
Qataris are Asian.
Iraqis are Asian.
Bangladeshis are Asian.
Why do Americans only call slopes Asians?
The actual answer is because the populations of Indians,0Pakus, Bangladeshis in the UK and Chinese, Japanese in the USA was about 6% respectfully. At which point it became a required descriptive. And other Asian countries did not have large enough populations to warrant a word.
Niggers were already covered.
Add to US also Germany, Austrians and Hungarians to the list.
You might think it don't be that way but it do.
It's because you don't need a collective noun for people who are not very populous