Filipinos.......Asians or Pacific Islanders?

Question

Filipinos.......Asians or Pacific Islanders?

Answer 1

When you typed in this question I'm sure that about a gozzillion other questions of the same popped up as having been ask before.  You need to read those answers before you decide to ask it again. FILIPINO IS ASIAN!!!

Read the answer of Kira above, that is very thorough explanation.

Answer 2

Human, just like everyone else.

Answer 3

Asians. Some say they're Pacific Islander just to leech off the surfing culture Polynesia's known for.

Answer 4

Asians.

Answer 5

This question has been asked a couple of times ago..

Filipinos are ASIANS.

Answer 6

ASIAN .

They are ASIAN

Answer 7

Apparently they are now pacific islanders, but

I WILL ALWAYS BE ASIAN

thank you :]

Answer 8

asian

Answer 9

Pacific Islanders.

Answer 10

Pacific Islanders, they dont look remotely close to an asian. I have a filipino friend

Answer 11

I use both... More times I say I'm an Asian, but when joking with friends, I'd say I'm a Pacific Islander.

Seriously, does it really matter if we're considered Asians or Pacific Islanders?

Answer 12

Chinese and Spanish

Answer 13

All asians are Buddhists and filipinos want to be different and be Catholic so there pacific islanders.

Answer 14

Asians

Answer 15

People of Polynesia, Micronesia and Melanesia are considered to be pacific islanders. Just because the Philippines is located in the pacific, they do not fall under Pacific Islanders. Malaysia, Indonesia are also islands located in the Pacific, but they are not Pacific Islanders either.

Filipinos are considered ASIANS because they are apart of Southeastern Asia.  

Answer 16

Chinese  

Answer 17

Asians. But I won't fight about it because geographically, we (as well as Indonesians, Malaysians, Taiwanese, and Japanese) would be Pacific Islanders. I respect other's rights to call themselves Pacific Islanders though. There is no one right answer, just like how Turks would be called Asians or Europeans.

Answer 18

Asian [period]

Answer 19

asian,

this question is annoying already

Answer 20

check out the people in Thailand & Malaysia, if you think they are Asian then you should know the answer, pls. also know that Asia means location not people

Answer 21

call a rose by any name will still smell as sweet....

filipinos... asians or pacific islander, they remain still a proud race.  

Answer 22

hi there! I just searched it up...

"Asian. A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam. It includes "Asian Indian," "Chinese," "Filipino," "Korean," "Japanese," "Vietnamese," and "Other Asian.""[9]

"Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander. A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands. It includes people who indicate their race as "Native Hawaiian," "Guamanian or Chamorro," "Samoan," and "Other Pacific Islander."[9]

But I've always consider myself as Pacific Islanders. but

I don't mind being called Asians. Nonetheless, Filipinos are unique and they do stand out in Asia. I think we should not be called either of them, we should be simply called Filipinos.

Answer 23

Filipinos are Asians. Pacific Islanders are people that only belong Micronesia, Macronesia, and Polynesia. Hope this helps. =)

Answer 24

Falls to the same category..... I answered the same question like this last week or so. Why is that, people are making these just a big deal?!  What difference does it makes anyway?  Now, this is how some racial issues start.  Its like asking, does egg comes first or the chicken? If ur so confused, go to the library or do some research online.  

Answer 25

d**n so many answers already. Definately Asian. I'm Pacific Islander.

Answer 26

If you asked me, Filipinos are Earthlings, period.

hmmm..YA said, I should be specific..so I say, since Filipinos are inhabitants of the Earth, then it follows that  they are earthlings.

Answer 27

How can Filipinos standout and be united if everyone doubt their race?

Filipinos are Asians. Just because the Philippines in the Pacific ocean, it doesn't make it's inhabitants Pacific Islanders.

Pacific Islanders are the inhabitants of the group of islands collectively called Oceania.

Answer 28

Flips are both Asian and PACIFIC ISLANDER