Of all the standardized tests I took, one question was always the hardest to answer.
Am i a Pacific Islander or Asian? Asian sounded right because Phils is in asia, but Pacific Islander
also sounded right too, phils is an island (a big island) in the pacific.
But now I know the answer, i am at peace...
Race Category Definitions.
The following definitions are provided to assist you in selecting a race category. Ultimately, it is your decision based upon biological, genetic, social, cultural, ancestry, family or other characteristics, which race category or combination of categories that you best identify with.
a. American Indian or Alaska Native. A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America (including Central America), and who maintains tribal affiliation or community attachment.
b. Asian. A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam.
c. Black or African American. A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa.
d. Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander. A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands.
e. White. A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa.
This is from a U.S. navy site where I had to fill out what race group i belonged too.
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Of all the standardized tests I took, one question was always the hardest to answer.
Am i a Pacific Islander or Asian? Asian sounded right because Phils is in asia, but Pacific Islander
also sounded right too, phils is an island (a big island) in the pacific.
But now I know the answer, i am at peace...
[i]Race Category Definitions.
The following definitions are provided to assist you in selecting a race category. Ultimately, it is your decision based upon biological, genetic, social, cultural, ancestry, family or other characteristics, which race category or combination of categories that you best identify with.
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b. Asian. A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam.
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This is from a U.S. navy site where I had to fill out what race group i belonged too.
Am i a Pacific Islander or Asian? Asian sounded right because Phils is in asia, but Pacific Islander
also sounded right too, phils is an island (a big island) in the pacific.
But now I know the answer, i am at peace...
[i]Race Category Definitions.
The following definitions are provided to assist you in selecting a race category. Ultimately, it is your decision based upon biological, genetic, social, cultural, ancestry, family or other characteristics, which race category or combination of categories that you best identify with.
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b. Asian. A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam.
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This is from a U.S. navy site where I had to fill out what race group i belonged too.
LOL, glad you solved this most vexing brain-teaser... But seriously, are you trying to be sarcastic or just funny? I mean Japan, Tawian ROC, etc. are all on the Pacific Rim, but everyone classifies them as "Asian." Ethnically, culturally, historically, and geographically, the Philippines are squarely in Asia (along with its neighbors Indonesia and Malaysia). What kind of idiotic, non-issue is this???
Perhaps you are in Hawaii/Guam and trying to take advantage of quotas intended for native Polynesian Hawaiians/Chamorros? Weird.
anotha bull crap topic made 
can the mods delete these pacific islander asian topics? its getting to my nerves!
can the mods delete these pacific islander asian topics? its getting to my nerves!
but we is black
this topic has been discussed many times. honestly, if the philippines wasn't in asia, this section wouldn't even exist.
closing.
closing.
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