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. 2012 Apr 30;10:42. doi: 10.1186/1741-7015-10-42

Table 1.

New categories of race/ethnicity established by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services [11]

Race Ethnicity
• White • Not of Hispanic, Latino/a, or Spanish origin
• Black or African American • Hispanic Mexican, Mexican American, or Chicano/a
• American Indian or Alaska Native • Hispanic Puerto Rican
• Asian Indian • Hispanic Cuban
• Chinese • Other Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin
• Filipino
• Japanese
• Korean
• Vietnamese
• Other Asian
• Native Hawaiian
• Guamanian or Chamorro
• Samoan
• Other Pacific Islander