Is a Filipino an Asian or a Pacific Islander?

Answer 1

ASIAN. I'm a filipino. and whoever said that we are pacific Islander they just don't know what their saying.

A Pacific Islander or Pacific Person (plural: Pacific People, also called Oceanic[s]), is a term used in several places, such as New Zealand and the United States, to describe the inhabitants of Oceania.

In New Zealand, the term is applied to a person who has emigrated from one of the smaller islands of the Pacific to New Zealand in modern times, or one of their descendants born in New Zealand. While the majority of these people originate from Polynesia, others come from Micronesia and Melanesia. The term is used to distinguish these people from the indigenous New Zealand Māori (who are also Polynesian but arrived in New Zealand many centuries earlier), and from other ethnic groups. A major reason for making the ethnic distinction is that the Pacific People collectively suffer from socio-economic disadvantages and require culturally targeted social and health assistance.

In Australia, "Pacific Islander" means a person from islands in the Pacific, as in New Zealand.

In the United States, "Pacific Islander" refers to people from the same locations. In U.S. usage it is most commonly seen as "Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders".

It excludes people who trace to non-Pacific Island origins (e.g., descendants of Chinese or European colonists) that may now reside on the islands. It would also exclude New Zealanders, except the Māori who are Polynesian, nor would it include Australians or indigenous Australians (except perhaps Torres Strait Islanders, who are generally not included under the designation "Australian Aborigines").

For instance, U.S. Census category was "Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders" (NHPI). NHPI refers to people having origins from any of the indigenous peoples of Hawaii, the Marianas, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands. It includes people who indicated their race or races as "Native Hawaiian", "Guamanian or Chamoru", "Samoan", or "Other Pacific Islander", or wrote in entries such as Tahitian, Mariana Islander, or Chuukese.

Inhabitants of the Chinese, Taiwanese, Japanese, Filipino, and Indonesian islands, although technically bordering the Pacific Ocean, are not considered Pacific Islanders because such islands are not located in any of the three regions of Oceania, and are therefore classified as "Asians"

Answer 2

a Pacific Islander Asian

Answer 3

Yes Filipinos or Pilipino are ASIAN... The Country is an island Located at the Pacific Ocean but is part of the Asia Continent... All Filipino identifies as asians, all country or most from Asia considers them as Asian.... The only people who claims they are Pasific Islanders are mostly those who grew up outside of the country who do not have the clearest idea or understanding or their cultutral roots... I mean no offense but this might be one of the most Dumb arguments ever... EVER............ EVERRRR.........

Answer 4

Don't really care.

But, historically Filipinos are asian except that they are unaware that identity until the western colonization.

We don;t really insist our asian identity. It is not us who call ourselves asian. It was the westerners. So, we are not trying hard to be asians though some say we;re not

and, there's no bad to be a pacific islander, australians are pacific islander too except that there island is bigger. its just about geography!!!

Answer 5

Well, seeing that I am Pilipino, I would say this is a question that is difficult for many Pilipinos to answer. I don't really classify myself as one or the other, I just say I'm Pilipino, because while the Philippines is in Asia and is a group of islands in the Pacific, we don't fit the accepted definition of either. If you want to go way way back there is a link between Southeast Asians and Polynesians, so again, it can go either way.

So are Pilipinos Asian or Pacific Islanders? I say people can define themselves in any way they want to.

Answer 6

Asian

Answer 7

Asian

Answer 8

Both. A filipino is asian because he/she is from an asian country. He/she is also a pacific islander because he/she is from a pacific island country.

Answer 9

depends on who you ask some say asians and some say they are pacific Islanders only they know my wife says asian

Answer 10

depends on who you ask, and that can vary within the filipino (or pilipino) population as well. it's a matter of preference.