How to Use Pacific Islander in a Sentence
Pacific Islander
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Non-Hispanic Black adults and Pacific Islander adults have the highest rates of death due to stroke.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 22 Jan. 2024
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From a young age, Chida was told that seeking mental health support was for the weak, a sentiment that resonates with those from Asian and Pacific Islander communities.
—Emma Hall, Sacramento Bee, 9 Feb. 2024
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More than a quarter of the state’s residents identify as at least part Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, according to the most recent census.
—Damien Cave, New York Times, 28 Aug. 2023
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Many Asian-American and Pacific Islander business owners are trying to solve this issue by selling their items online, so that everyone can buy them.
—Elizabeth Both, NBC News, 12 June 2023
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About 10% were Hispanic and a smaller proportion — under 3% — were Asian or Pacific Islander.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 25 July 2023
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While Saturday’s event was a celebration of Pacific Islander history and culture, the present was also on people’s minds.
—Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune, 14 Aug. 2023
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Advertisement Though many Asian and Pacific Islander ethnic groups have been added to government demographics counts since the 1980s, many communities have yet to be recorded.
—Sandhya Kambhampati, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
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The survey also found that less than half of the responding newsrooms employed Black journalists, two employed Indigenous journalists and only one had a Pacific Islander staff member.
—Lauren J. Mapp, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Sep. 2023
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What appealed to white patrons in the mid-20th century looking for entertaining distraction, mining Pacific Islander culture for a cheap thrill, now has a new audience of people of all backgrounds.
—Ben Mims, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2023
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This year, Palu and her family started an annual scholarship for Pacific Islander students.
—Sabrina Bodon, Sacramento Bee, 30 May 2024
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Black women make up 5% of nonprofit leadership, Hispanic women represent 3% of top positions and 1.5% are Asian, or Pacific Islander.
—Arcelia Martin, Dallas News, 18 Apr. 2023
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This year’s programming includes a fashion show, an acting competition, music, theater, talks, poetry readings, food and more from the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities.
—James Russell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 June 2024
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