Here’s what local residents of Native Hawaiian, Samoan and Tongan heritage want you to know.
SEATTLE — May is Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month – a time to reflect on and celebrate the contributions that AANHPI residents have made to American history, society and culture, according to the Federal Asian Pacific American Council.
The term “Pacific Islander” encompasses dozens of unique ethnicities and cultures belonging to the peoples of Polynesia, Melanesia and Micronesia – regions that encompass thousands of islands each. There are estimated to be 1.6 million people of Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander descent living in the United
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