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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In Santa Clara County, nearly 95% of people with hepatitis B are Asian American or Pacific Islander, according to the study by researchers at Stanford University.
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Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 5 Dec. 2025
Our sister organizations that support stories from the Asian American, Latinx, Native American, Pacific Islander, and other underrepresented communities face similar challenges.
—Leslie Fields-Cruz, IndieWire, 27 Nov. 2025
Hermios is a Pacific Islander, stands at 4 feet 2 inches tall, weighs 110 pounds and has brown hair and brown eyes.
—Laura Gersony, AZCentral.com, 3 Nov. 2025
After the Los Tios Grill get-together, Spanberger is rallying half an hour later at a Korean tea shop for an Asian American and Pacific Islander outreach event, the Washington Examiner has learned.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2025
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Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 5 Dec. 2025
Our sister organizations that support stories from the Asian American, Latinx, Native American, Pacific Islander, and other underrepresented communities face similar challenges.
—Leslie Fields-Cruz, IndieWire, 27 Nov. 2025
Hermios is a Pacific Islander, stands at 4 feet 2 inches tall, weighs 110 pounds and has brown hair and brown eyes.
—Laura Gersony, AZCentral.com, 3 Nov. 2025
After the Los Tios Grill get-together, Spanberger is rallying half an hour later at a Korean tea shop for an Asian American and Pacific Islander outreach event, the Washington Examiner has learned.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2025
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“Pacific Islander.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Pacific%20Islander. Accessed 15 Dec. 2025.
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