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When America Invented the Race of Pacific Islanders. #race #weareallone #asians #pacificislanders #america

Before 1990, the United States Census recognized “Asian / Pacific Islanders” as a single race.  Then, as a result of Pacific Islanders seeking recognition as a separate census group, they were designated to their own race. In 1990, the category “Other Asian or Pacific Islander” was added to the questionnaire along with a write-in area for all unspecified groups of Polynesian, Micronesian or…