Category

Definition

Example
(Not Limited to this List)

American Indian or Alaskan Native

Person having origins in any of the original peoples of North, Central or South America, and who maintains tribal affiliation or

Aleut, Caloosa, Calusa, Cherokee, Choctaw, Crow, Inuit, Navajo, Seminole, Tequesta

Asian

Person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or Indian subcontinent.

Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma, Cambodia, China, Himalayas, India, Japan, Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam

Black or African American (not of Hispanic Origin)

Person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa.

Ethiopia, Madagascar, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa, Sudan

Hispanic or Latino

Person having origins in Mexico, Central or South America, or other Spanish or Latin, American culture, regardless of race.

Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, Peru, Spain, Venezuela

Native Hawaiin or Other Pacific Islander

Person having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa or other Pacific Islands.

Caroline Islands, Costa Rica, Fiji, Guam, Hawaiian Islands, Marshall Islands, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Polynesia, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tahiti, Tarawa Islands, Tonga

White or Caucasian (not of Hispanic origin)

Person having origins in any of the indigenous peoples of Europe, North Africa, or Middle East.

Algeria, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kuwait, Poland, Romania, Russia, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom