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 prevalence of the condition among 8-year-olds was higher among Asian/Pacific Islander, Black and Hispanic children than among white children, CDC data showed.
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Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025
The highest rates of the condition are among children who are Black, Hispanic, Asian or Pacific Islander, or multiracial.
—Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech, The Hill, 16 Apr. 2025
Prevalence among white children was 27.7 per 1,000, which is lower than prevalence among multiracial (31.9), Hispanic (33.0), Black (36.6), American Indian or Alaska Native (37.5), or Asian or Pacific Islander children (38.2).
—ArsTechnica, 15 Apr. 2025
Other groups with a lot of kids and teens include people who identified as Some Other Race (28.6 percent), Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander (28.3 percent), American Indian or Alaska Native (27.1 percent), and Black or African American (24.7 percent).
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
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Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025
The highest rates of the condition are among children who are Black, Hispanic, Asian or Pacific Islander, or multiracial.
—Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech, The Hill, 16 Apr. 2025
Prevalence among white children was 27.7 per 1,000, which is lower than prevalence among multiracial (31.9), Hispanic (33.0), Black (36.6), American Indian or Alaska Native (37.5), or Asian or Pacific Islander children (38.2).
—ArsTechnica, 15 Apr. 2025
Other groups with a lot of kids and teens include people who identified as Some Other Race (28.6 percent), Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander (28.3 percent), American Indian or Alaska Native (27.1 percent), and Black or African American (24.7 percent).
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
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“Pacific Islander.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Pacific%20Islander. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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