Washington Post looks at how Pacific Islanders feel about AAPI label
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (AAPIHM) and there’s a rising tide of discontent among Pacific Islanders who say the Pacific Islander part of t

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