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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Progressive Asian American and Pacific Islander leaders take issue with Kirk’s characterization that Asians in the state are aligning with Trump, saying their observation has been the opposite.
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Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News, 23 Oct. 2024
Yet despite differences in their cultures and backgrounds, these patients have been lumped together with people from other communities in a single category: Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, or AANHPI.
—Jyoti Madhusoodanan, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
The incidence rate for women younger than 50 was even higher, at 1.4%, versus 0.7% for women over 50.1
Asian American and Pacific Islander women had the fastest increase among all ages, with rates rising by more than 2% in each group, the study revealed.
—Maggie O'Neill, Health, 9 Oct. 2024
Breast cancer rising among Asian American and Pacific Islander women
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—Sara Moniuszko, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2024
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Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News, 23 Oct. 2024
Yet despite differences in their cultures and backgrounds, these patients have been lumped together with people from other communities in a single category: Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, or AANHPI.
—Jyoti Madhusoodanan, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
The incidence rate for women younger than 50 was even higher, at 1.4%, versus 0.7% for women over 50.1
Asian American and Pacific Islander women had the fastest increase among all ages, with rates rising by more than 2% in each group, the study revealed.
—Maggie O'Neill, Health, 9 Oct. 2024
Breast cancer rising among Asian American and Pacific Islander women
Olivia Munn reveals breast cancer diagnosis
More
In:
Alcohol
Breast Cancer
Sara Moniuszko
Sara Moniuszko is a health and lifestyle reporter at CBSNews.com.
—Sara Moniuszko, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2024
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“Pacific Islander.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Pacific%20Islander. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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