Yeah most people of mixed East Asian descent will say they're Asian or just be more specific, and then it really seems like a British thing to actually match the continent of Asia to who they call Asian.
"AAPI" might exist in the US because Hawaii has most of the pacific islanders and the majority are also Asian, and then the biggest other group is Filipinos and that country itself is a melting pot, and people generally look way more similar to East Asians than people out in the rest of the Pacific.
Also it's pretty strange to say "Asian American AND Pacific Islander" and that seems like a very common version. It's like the Asians are American but not the Pacific Islanders.
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Yeah most people of mixed East Asian descent will say they're Asian or just be more specific, and then it really seems like a British thing to actually match the continent of Asia to who they call Asian.
"AAPI" might exist in the US because Hawaii has most of the pacific islanders and the majority are also Asian, and then the biggest other group is Filipinos and that country itself is a melting pot, and people generally look way more similar to East Asians than people out in the rest of the Pacific.
Also it's pretty strange to say "Asian American AND Pacific Islander" and that seems like a very common version. It's like the Asians are American but not the Pacific Islanders.
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