Race/ Ethnic Identity

The standard race/ethnic categories are as follows: 

• American Indian or Alaskan Native: All persons having origins in any of the original peoples of North America and who maintain cultural identification through tribal affiliation or community recognition.
   

• Asian or Pacific Islanders: All persons having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, the Indian Subcontinent, or the Pacific Islands.  This area includes, for example, China, Japan, Korea, the Philippine Islands, and Samoa. 
   
• Black (not of Hispanic origin): All persons having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa. 
   
• Hispanic: All persons of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race. 
   
• White (not of Hispanic origin): All persons having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, North Africa, or Middle East. 

Source: U.S. Department of Labor 

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