Who is a minority as defined by Title VI and Environmental Justice?
A. The United States Depart of Transportation (USDOT) Order 5610.2 on Environmental Justice defines minority in the Appendix under Definitions and provides clear definitions of the four minority groups addressed by the Executive Order. • Black or African American: a person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa. • Hispanic: a person of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race. • Asian American or Pacific Islander: a person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, the Indian subcontinent, or the Pacific Islands. • American Indian or Alaskan Native: a person having origins in any of the original people of North America and who maintains cultural identification through tribal affiliation or community recognition.
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