According to the Oxford English Dictionary, "Asian person" in the United States is most often thought of as a person of East Asian descent. In vernacular usage, "Asian" is usually used to refer to those of East Asian descent or anyone else of Asian descent with epicanthic eyefolds.</ref> This differs from the U.S. Census definition</ref> and the Asian American Studies departments in many universities consider all those of East, South or Southeast Asian descent to be "Asian".UC Berkeley – General Catalog – Asian American Studies Courses ; South and Southeast Asian courses are present</ref>