Difference between Asian and Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander?

Applying to College
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<p>I have a question about race on the Common App. What is the difference between Asian and Native Hawaiian/ Other Pacific Islander? Does Native Hawaiian/ Other Pacific Islander count as a URM? Or is it basically thrown into the mix of overrepresented minorities?</p>

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<p>hawaii? few people apply from there…in the applicant pool, they would be rare. maybe hawaiian, pac islander, etc are URMs.</p>

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<p>. . . one group is from Asia and the other is from the Pacific islands? I’m not sure what the question really is here. Is there a specific country that you feel could go either way?</p>

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<p>Sorry if my question was unclear. I was just wondering if people who are considered Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander are overrepresented? I’ve read a lot here on CC about how Asians are overrepresented in the applicant pool, and I was wondering if Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders were too.</p>

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<p>I am from Hawaii and it its very advantageous to be Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander when applying to college. However, unlike what Junie implied, being from Hawaii does not mean that you are Native Hawaiian.</p>

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<p>If you are an Asian from Hawaii, you’re Asian, not Native Hawaiian</p>

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<p>Being a Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander is considered URM = very advantageous.</p>

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<p>Okay, cool. So Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander is not an overrepresented minority?</p>