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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English learners, Latino and Pacific Islander students and students experiencing homelessness saw the highest increases.
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Alex Fitzpatrick, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
The disease is not prioritized here as a grave public-health concern in large part because most chronic hepatitis-B cases affect people of Asian, Pacific Islander, or African descent.
—Ingfei Chen, The New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2024
Another victory is continuing to use her platform to amplify Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander voices: More than 40 have appeared on her show since last year.
—Judy Kurtz, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2024
Since 2000, breast cancer rates among Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) women under 50 years old has increased by 50%, and since 2012, that rate has increased every year by 2%, according to a recent report from the American Cancer Society.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 13 Dec. 2024
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Alex Fitzpatrick, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
The disease is not prioritized here as a grave public-health concern in large part because most chronic hepatitis-B cases affect people of Asian, Pacific Islander, or African descent.
—Ingfei Chen, The New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2024
Another victory is continuing to use her platform to amplify Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander voices: More than 40 have appeared on her show since last year.
—Judy Kurtz, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2024
Since 2000, breast cancer rates among Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) women under 50 years old has increased by 50%, and since 2012, that rate has increased every year by 2%, according to a recent report from the American Cancer Society.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Pacific Islander.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Pacific%20Islander. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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