How should Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders answer these questions?
The person filling out the form should check the box next to the category that they believe represents their race. While there is only one check box for White, Black and American Indian or Alaska Native respectively, there are numerous check boxes for some Asian and Pacific Islander subgroups, with six check boxes for specific Asian subgroups and three check boxes for specific Pacific Islander subgroups. These checkboxes include: Asian Indian, Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Native Hawaiian, Guamanian or Chamorro and Samoan. If you identify with a different group, you should check the box for “Other Asian” or “Other Pacific Islanders” and write-in the race you identify with. For example, if you are Thai, you would check the box for “Other Asian” and write-in “Thai” in the space provided on the form. Census Bureau Definitions on Race • The Census Bureau defines “Asian” as referring to people having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asian,
