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Explanation of Ethnic Origin
| Ethnic Origin |
Definition |
| American Indian or Alaska Native |
A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South
America (including Central America), and who maintains cultural identification
through tribal affiliation or community attachment |
| Asian, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander |
A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the
Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent including, for example,
Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine
Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam, or a person having origins in any of the
original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa,
or other Pacific Islands |
| Black or African-American |
A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa,
including Haitians |
| Hispanic or Latino, white race |
A person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, Dominican, South or Central
American, or other Spanish culture or origin, or Brazilian, of the white
race |
| White |
A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the
Middle East, or North Africa |
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