“Most American Hispanics don't belong to one race, either. I keep telling kids that, when filling out forms, they should put "yes" to everything - yes, I am Chinese; yes, I am African; yes, I am white; yes, I am a Pacific Islander; yes, yes, yes - just to befuddle the bureaucrats who think we live separately from one another.” ThinkingShouldKidsFormWhiteRaceChineseFillingPacificBureaucratsPacific Islanders Author:Richard Rodriguez
“I'd been taught from an early age that I was in the other category on the standardized tests. You know, I had to go down the checklist - Caucasian, African-American, Latino, Asian-Pacific Islander, and then, you know, at the bottom is other. So, you know, very early on I was taught, in a way, that I was somehow this anomaly.” KnowsWayAgeTaughtTestsBottomAfrican AmericanCategoriesAsianLatinoPacificAnomaliesChecklistsCaucasianPacific Islanders Author:Jordan Peele
“As a Chinese American legislator, I applaud the RNC's Growth and Opportunity Project. Engaging Asian American and Pacific Islander communities about Republican principles is a worthwhile effort. I thank Chairman Priebus and Co-Chairman Day for making this a priority. We need to ensure our message of growth and opportunity is being heard in all communities throughout this nation, and I am proud to be a part of this effort.” NeedsOpportunityNationsGrowthCommunityEffortPrinciplesHeardProudRepublicanProjectsMessagesPrioritiesChineseWorthwhileEngagingAsianChairmanPacificLegislatorsAsian AmericanPacific Islanders Author:Kimberly Yee
“An environmental revolution is taking shape in the United States. This revolution has touched communities of color from New York to California and from Florida to Alaska - anywhere where African Americans, Latinos, Asians, Pacific Islanders, and Native Americans live and comprise a majority of the population. Collectively, these Americans represent the fastest growing segment of the population in the United States. They are also the groups most at risk from environmental problems.” StatesProblemCommunityUnitedUnited StatesEnvironmentGrowingRiskGroupsNew YorkColorRevolutionShapesMajorityEnvironmentalPopulationAfrican AmericanCaliforniaNativeTouchedNative AmericanFloridaLatinoAlaskaPacificEnvironmental ProblemsPacific Islanders Author:Robert D Bullard
“There is certainly an underrepresentation of Asian Pacific Islanders in professional sports/athletics.” SportsAsianAthleticsPacificProfessional SportsPacific Islanders Author:Nathan Adrian