Other Pacific Islander

Examples of Other Pacific Islander in the following topics:

• Pre-European Hawaiian Art

  • Hawaii represents the northernmost extension of the vast Polynesian triangle of the south and central Pacific Ocean.
  • The Hawaiian archipelago consists of 137 islands in the Pacific Ocean that are far from any other land.
  • Art existing prior to the invasion of Europeans is very similar to the art of other Pacific Islanders.
  • This art includes wood carvings, feather work, petroglyphs, bark cloth (called kapa in Hawaiian and tapa elsewhere in the Pacific), and tattoos.

• Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the U.S.

  • Six races are officially recognized: White, American Indian and Alaska Native, Asian, Black or African American, Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and people of two or more races; a race called "Some other race" is also used in the census and other surveys, but is not official.
  • White are considered those having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa ; Black or African American are considered those having origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa ; Native American are considered those having origins in any of the original peoples of North, Central and South America, and who maintain tribal affiliation or community attachment; Asian are considered those having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, and the Indian subcontinent ; Pacific Islanders are those having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands; see also Pacific Islander American.
  • There is no actual option labeled "Two or more races" or "Multiracial" on the census and other forms; only the foregoing six races appear, and people who report more than one of them are categorized as people of "Two or more races" in subsequent processing.

• Racial Groups

  • Six races are officially recognized: white, American Indian and Alaska Native, Asian, black or African American, Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, and people of two or more races.
  • A race called, "Some other race," is also used in the census and other surveys but is not official.
  • While many see race and ethnicity as the same thing, ethnicity generally refers to a group of people whose members identify with each other through a common heritage and culture, as opposed to the implication of shared biological traits associated with the term "race."

• Additional Factors: Gender, Age, Religion, Race, and Ethnicity

  • Collectively, African Americans are more involved in the American political process than other minority groups in the United States, indicated by the highest level of voter registration and participation in elections among these groups in 2004.
  • Census, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are the fastest growing and most diverse ethnic group, yet their rates of participation are lower than other groups.
  • Some argue that cultural factors, such as a strong tie to their ethnic culture, contribute to the lower levels of Asian American and Pacific Islander voting.
  • In the U.S., the Christian right is an informal coalition formed around a core of white evangelical Protestants that draws support from other groups who share their goals.

• Crafts in the Cook Islands

  • The Cook and Marquesas Islands, located in the South Pacific, are known for their woodcarving, weaving, quilts, and tattooing.
  • Although Cook Islanders are citizens of New Zealand, they have the status of Cook Islands nationals, which is not given to other New Zealand citizens.
  • Although pupu are found on other islands, the collection and use of them in decorative work has become a specialty of Mangaia.
  • The Marquesas Islands are a group of volcanic islands in French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of France in the southern Pacific Ocean.
  • These islands share similar artistic traditions of other Pacific Islands, including the art of tattooing.

• Asian Americans

  • Today the Asian American community in the US is quite diverse, with longstanding Chinese and Japanese communities particularly on the west coast, along with large Pacific Islander populations both on the west coast and in Hawaii.
  • Some Asian Americans have very high income, while others have very low income.
  • In others it is significantly lower.
  • Like most other groups in the US, Asian Americans with more education and higher income tend to vote more.
  • Other indicators for voting participation among Asian Americans are the political climate for both their home country and their local community.

• Peace

  • Other honorary awards around the world include the Gandhi Peace Prize and the Student Peace Prize.
  • Other views of pacifism include:
  • opposition to violence under any circumstance, including defense of self and others
  • Pacifism may be based on moral principles or pragmatism.
  • Explain the difference between principled pacifism and pragmatic pacifism, and what they share in common

• Socioeconomic and Racial Demographics

  • Certain groups are socialized to a more active role in politics, while others are marginalized.
  • Racial and ethnic groups, like other groups, socialize the members of the group towards different values in politics.
  • Black and white Americans are about equal in how much time and effort they devote to activities other than voting.
  • Cultural factors contribute to the lower levels of Asian American and Pacific Islander voting; for example, some are recent immigrants who still maintain strong ties to their ethnic culture.
  • These groups have not experienced as much political socialization as other groups.

• The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

  • APEC is a forum for 21 Pacific Rim countries that seeks to promote free trade and economic cooperation throughout the Asia-Pacific region.
  • The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is a forum for 21 Pacific Rim countries (formally Member Economies) that seeks to promote free trade and economic cooperation throughout the Asia-Pacific region.
  • Established in 1989 in response to the growing interdependence of Asia-Pacific economies and the advent of regional economic blocs (such as the European Union) in other parts of the world, APEC works to raise living standards and education levels through sustainable economic growth and to foster a sense of community and an appreciation of shared interests among Asia-Pacific countries.
  • APEC's member countries border both the east and the west of the Pacific Ocean.
  • Explain the role The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC ) plays in ensuring free trade

• Pacific Arts Festival

  • The Pacific Arts Festival celebrates the arts of indigenous cultures in the Oceanic region.
  • The Festival of Pacific Arts, or Pacific Arts Festival, is a traveling festival hosted every four years by a different country in Oceania.
  • It was conceived by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community, former South Pacific Commission, as a means to stem the erosion of traditional cultural practices by sharing and exchanging culture at each festival.
  • By its vastness, the Pacific Ocean inhibits social and cultural interchange between the inhabitants of its island countries.
  • The festival's host country pays participants' costs of local travel, accommodation, meals, and other forms of hospitality.