Pacific Islander
noun
plural Pacific Islanders
: a native or a descendant of a native of one of the islands of Melanesia, Micronesia, or Polynesia in the Pacific Ocean
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Also, more Latino, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, Asian American and white first-year undergraduates enrolled than in 2024.
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Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Founded by Chinese-American entrepreneur BiuBiu Xu, the event that began as a one-day New York City pop-up in 2024 has since swept the nation, expanding into a multi-day, multicity celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander culture.
—Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
More so, Black, American Indian/Alaska Native, and Pacific Islander moms and birthing people still die at two to three times the rate of White moms and birthing people.
—Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 4 Jan. 2026
Furthermore, all of the women of color directors this year were Asian (Ganatra, Shi, Song, Kang, Hikari and Zhao); none were Black, Hispanic/Latina, Native American, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander or Middle Eastern/North African.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 31 Dec. 2025
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Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Founded by Chinese-American entrepreneur BiuBiu Xu, the event that began as a one-day New York City pop-up in 2024 has since swept the nation, expanding into a multi-day, multicity celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander culture.
—Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
More so, Black, American Indian/Alaska Native, and Pacific Islander moms and birthing people still die at two to three times the rate of White moms and birthing people.
—Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 4 Jan. 2026
Furthermore, all of the women of color directors this year were Asian (Ganatra, Shi, Song, Kang, Hikari and Zhao); none were Black, Hispanic/Latina, Native American, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander or Middle Eastern/North African.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 31 Dec. 2025
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“Pacific Islander.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Pacific%20Islander. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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