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Where Are the Pacific Islanders in the "Asian Pacific Islander" Identity?

Silicon Valley De-Bug • Commentary • Jean Melesaine • October 20, 2010
Where Are the Pacific Islanders in the "Asian Pacific Islander" Identity?

The term "Asian Pacific Islander" has been used as a pan-ethnic term which identifies those from the Pacific Islands such as Samoa and Tonga, alongside those from the continent of Asia, such as China or Korea, as one large group. But does the lumping together help or hurt Pacific Islanders living in the U.S.?

 
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