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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The grants that were slashed supported schools that served a higher population of Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian students, black students, Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander students, Native American students and Hispanic students.
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Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2025
The cancer is most common in white women, with about 14 cases per 100,000 -- 33% to 55% higher than in other racial and ethnic groups -- but the fastest rise, at nearly 4.5% a year, has been seen among Asian American and Pacific Islander women.
—Dr. Jamie Parkerson, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2025
Lash conducted ethnographic observation and interviews at a California middle school with a 55 percent Latino, 25 percent Asian or Pacific Islander, 10 percent African American, and 7 percent white student body.
—Laura Clawson, JSTOR Daily, 25 Sep. 2025
The team also includes producer Brian Keaulana and many members of the Kānaka Maoli and Pacific Islander community.
—Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2025
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Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2025
The cancer is most common in white women, with about 14 cases per 100,000 -- 33% to 55% higher than in other racial and ethnic groups -- but the fastest rise, at nearly 4.5% a year, has been seen among Asian American and Pacific Islander women.
—Dr. Jamie Parkerson, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2025
Lash conducted ethnographic observation and interviews at a California middle school with a 55 percent Latino, 25 percent Asian or Pacific Islander, 10 percent African American, and 7 percent white student body.
—Laura Clawson, JSTOR Daily, 25 Sep. 2025
The team also includes producer Brian Keaulana and many members of the Kānaka Maoli and Pacific Islander community.
—Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2025
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“Pacific Islander.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Pacific%20Islander. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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