a person living in the United States whose family originally comes from the Far East, Southeast Asia, South Asia, or the Pacific Islands

The term Asian Pacific Islander has been controversial, with some scholars arguing that Asian American should be separate from Pacific Islander. “亚太裔美国人”一词一直存在争议，一些学者认为应该把亚裔与太平洋岛裔分开。

The coalition is called API Voice - the voice of Asian-Pacific Islanders. 该联盟叫做“API之声”，即“亚太裔之声”。

being or relating to a person or people living in the United States whose family originally comes from the Far East, Southeast Asia, South Asia, or the Pacific Islands

About 6 percent of the town's residents are black, 57 percent are white, 26 percent are Asian Pacific Islander and 9.3 percent are Hispanic. 该镇约6%的居民是黑人，57%是白人，26%是亚太裔，9.3%是西班牙裔。

He is co-chair of the Asian Pacific Islander Police Advisory Council. 他是亚太裔警察咨询委员会的联合主席。