Asian Pacific Islander
noun[C]
US(alsoAsian-Pacific Islander,Asian/Pacific Islander)uk/ˌeɪ.ʒən pəˌsɪf.ɪk ˈaɪ.lən.dər/us/ˌeɪ.ʒən pəˌsɪf.ɪk ˈaɪ.lən.dɚ/(abbreviationAPI)apersonlivingin theUnitedStateswhosefamilyoriginallycomes from theFarEast, SoutheastAsia,SouthAsia, or thePacificIslands:
亚太裔美国人ThetermAsianPacificIslander has beencontroversial, with somescholarsarguingthatAsianAmerican should beseparatefromPacificIslander.“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。
Thecoalitionis called API Voice - thevoiceof Asian-Pacific Islanders.该联盟叫做“API之声”，即“亚太裔之声”。
Synonyms
Asian American and Pacific Islander
Asian Pacific American
- Wefoundthat about 24% ofwhitesused mail-order more than two-thirds of thetime,comparedwith 8% ofAsian/PacificIslanders and 5% of Hispanics.
Asian Pacific Islander
adjective
USuk/ˌeɪ.ʒən pəˌsɪf.ɪk ˈaɪ.lən.dər/us/ˌeɪ.ʒən pəˌsɪf.ɪk ˈaɪ.lən.dɚ/being orrelatingto apersonorpeoplelivingin theUnitedStateswhosefamilyoriginallycomes from theFarEast, SoutheastAsia,SouthAsia, or thePacificIslands:
亚太裔美国人的About 6percentof the town'sresidentsareblack, 57percentarewhite, 26percentareAsianPacificIslander and 9.3percentareHispanic.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 theAsianPacificIslanderPoliceAdvisory Council.他是亚太裔警察咨询委员会的联合主席。
- ShearguesthatAsian/PacificIslandermovementshavefailedtoaddressissuesspecificto justPacificIslanders.
- In 1990, thecensusallowedAmericanstopickfrom one of fiveracialcategories:white,black,AsianPacificIslander,NativeAmerican and other.