452,000 Asian and #PacificIslanders migrated to California between 1990 and 1996.

In Utah, 21.1% of #PacificIslanders dropped out of school. To lower that statistic, OPA director William Afeaki reinstated the Polynesian Young Achievers Award in 1997, which honored exceptional students

And because Puerto Rico is an island, some mainlanders have trouble distinguishing #PacificIslanders of Polynesian descent from the #PuertoRican people, who have Euro-African and Caribbean ancestry.

The ACAASU provides a forum where all Asian Americans and #PacificIslanders of college age can share their stories and their concerns

Asian and #PacificIslanders were two % of the U.S. population in 1981-1988, but accounted for only one % of all U.S. AIDS cases during that period

An American Association of Retired Persons study indicated that U.S. #PacificIslanders over age 65 show a higher incidence of cancer, hypertension, and tuberculosis