Asian Pacific Islander
noun [ C ] US (also Asian-Pacific Islander, Asian/Pacific Islander) uk/ˌeɪ.ʒən pəˌsɪf.ɪk ˈaɪ.lən.dər/ us/ˌeɪ.ʒən pəˌsɪf.ɪk ˈaɪ.lən.dɚ/ (abbreviation API)
亚太裔美国人
a person living in the United States whose family originally comes from the Far East, Southeast Asia, South Asia, or the Pacific Islands
The term Asian Pacific Islander has been controversial, with some scholars arguing that Asian American should be separate from Pacific Islander. “亚太裔美国人”一词一直存在争议，一些学者认为应该把亚裔与太平洋岛裔分开。
The coalition is called API Voice - the voice of Asian-Pacific Islanders. 该联盟叫做“API之声”，即“亚太裔之声”。
Synonyms: Asian American and Pacific IslanderAsian Pacific American
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- We found that about 24% of whites used mail-order more than two-thirds of the time, compared with 8% of Asian/Pacific Islanders and 5% of Hispanics.
Asian Pacific Islander
adjective US uk/ˌeɪ.ʒən pəˌsɪf.ɪk ˈaɪ.lən.dər/ us/ˌeɪ.ʒən pəˌsɪf.ɪk ˈaɪ.lən.dɚ/
亚太裔美国人的
being or relating to a person or people living in the United States whose family originally comes from the Far East, Southeast Asia, South Asia, or the Pacific Islands
About 6 percent of the town's residents are black, 57 percent are white, 26 percent are Asian Pacific Islander and 9.3 percent are Hispanic. 该镇约6%的居民是黑人，57%是白人，26%是亚太裔，9.3%是西班牙裔。
He is co-chair of the Asian Pacific Islander Police Advisory Council. 他是亚太裔警察咨询委员会的联合主席。
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- She argues that Asian/Pacific Islander movements have failed to address issues specific to just Pacific Islanders.
- In 1990, the census allowed Americans to pick from one of five racial categories: white, black, Asian Pacific Islander, Native American and other.