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Demographics in 2000 US Census
Pacific Islander Americans represent the smallest group counted on the 2000 US Census. They numbered 874,000 people or .3 percent of the United States population. They are most concentrated in Hawaii, Alaska and to a lesser extent the West Coast of the United States, specifically California. The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
Official language(s) English, Hawaiian Capital Honolulu Largest city Honolulu Area Ranked 43rd - Total 10,941 sq. ...
Official language(s) English Capital Juneau Largest city Anchorage Area Ranked 1st - Total 663,267 sq mi (1,717,854 km²) - Width 808 miles (1,300 km) - Length 1,479 miles (2,380 km) - % water 13. ...
Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area Ranked 3rd - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²) - Width 250 miles (400 km) - Length 770 miles (1,240 km) - % water 4. ...
Definition In the 2000-2010 US Census the term "'Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander' refers to people having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa or other Pacific Islands. ... They are of Polynesian, Micronesian and Melanesian cultural backgrounds." The 2000-2010 US Census Bureau counts Filipino Americans, Indonesian Americans, Taiwanese Americans and Japanese Americans as Asian Americans even though they have original origins from islands in the Pacific Ocean. In 1998, Benjamin J. Cayetano became the first Filipino American (and second Asian American after Governor George R. Ariyoshi) to be elected state Governor of the United States. ...
Indonesian Americans are United States citizens with original origins in the peoples of Indonesia. ...
A Taiwanese American is an American of Taiwanese ancestry. ...
Serving from 1999 to 2003, Army General Eric Shinseki of Hawaii became the first Asian American military chief of staff. ...
An Asian American is a person of Asian ancestry or origin who was born in or is an immigrant to the United States. ...
Pacific Islander Americans Today
In Politics Mufi Hannemann was a mayor of Hawaii. Mufi Hanneman is a Samoan American who was originally a history teacher. He became mayor of Hawaii in January 2, 2005 and is still serving his term. Mufi Hannemann is the current Mayor of Honolulu and a philanthropist who served in every presidential administration since Jimmy Carter. ...
Official language(s) English, Hawaiian Capital Honolulu Largest city Honolulu Area Ranked 43rd - Total 10,941 sq. ...
January 2 is the second day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
In the Media Pacific Islander Americans have media portrayal mostly as professional wrestlers, but are also portrayed as regular people too. The Rock has been the most notable Pafic Islander American professional wrestler, branching out into movies like the The Scorpion King. Other Pacific Islander Americna professional wrestlers include Samoa Joe and Solofa Fatu. Lilo Pelekai and Nani Pelekai are Native Hawaiian Americans in the Disney show called "Lilo & Stitch". Al Harrington was an actor who portrayed "Det. Ben Kokua" in the CBS television series Hawaii Five-O. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (500x613, 315 KB) Summary http://www. ...
ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (500x613, 315 KB) Summary http://www. ...
Dwayne Douglas Johnson (born May 2, 1972), better known by his stage name The Rock, is an American actor and currently inactive professional wrestler. ...
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The Rock has several meanings: // People The Rock - the stage name of the American film actor and former professional wrestler, Dwayne Johnson. ...
Promotional poster for The Scorpion King The Scorpion King is a 2002 movie starring The Rock (Dwayne Johnson), Michael Clarke Duncan, Kelly Hu and Grant Heslov, and is directed by Chuck Russell. ...
Joe Seanoa (born March 17, 1979 in Samoa, now residing in Huntington Beach, California), better known by his ring name Samoa Joe, is an American professional wrestler, currently performing for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where he is the reigning X Division Champion. ...
Solofa Fatu, Jr. ...
One of Lilos main hobbies is photography. ...
Nani is a character from the Lilo and Stitch film and TV show. ...
Disney may refer to: The Walt Disney Company and its divisions, including Walt Disney Pictures. ...
Alvin Harrington (b. ...
CBS (formerly an acronym for Columbia Broadcasting System, the former legal name of the network) is one of the largest television networks, and formerly one of the largest radio networks, in the United States. ...
A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ...
(help·info) Hawaii Five-O ran for twelve seasons on CBS television network. ...
In Sports Pacific Islander Americans are well represented in American football, but are also represented in sumo wrestling. Nuu Faaola, Mosi Tatupu and Junior Seau are professional football players. Akebono Taro is a famous sumo-wrestling Yokozuna of Native Hawaiian ancestry. United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ...
A sumo match Sumo (相撲 Sumō), or sumo wrestling, is today a competition contact sport wherein two wrestlers or rikishi face off in a circular area. ...
Nuu Faaola was a running back for four seasons from 1986 to 1989. ...
Mosiula Faasuka Tatupu (born April 26, 1955 in Pago Pago, American Samoa) is a former National Football League running back who played for the New England Patriots and the Los Angeles Rams, in a fifteen-year career. ...
Tiaina Seau, Jr. ...
Yokozuna Akebono is fitted with a tsuna belt for the last time at his retirement ceremony. ...
Yokozuna Asashoryu (center) performing the ring-entering ceremony while flanked by a sword bearer on the left and dew sweeper on the right. ...
See Also A Pacific Islander or Pacific Person (plural: Pacific People) is a term used in several places, such as New Zealand and the United States, to describe people of a certain heritage. ...
Native Hawaiians (in Hawaiian, kanaka oiwi or kanaka mÄoli) are the Polynesian peoples of the Hawaiian Islands who trace their ancestry back to Marquesan and possibly Tahitian settlers (starting circa 400 CE), before the arrival of British explorer Captain James Cook in 1778. ...
External Links - US Census PDF on Pacific Islanders
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