Check the work on Y chromosome transmission by Spencer Wells. As far as I know Thai trace their ancestry back to Africa (as do all humans) and from there they share the same general course of progress across the globe as the East Asians. read more
When you are a Filipino in America, you get labeled ever so often as a Pacific Islander, not Asian. Your neighbors with the chinito eyes and lighter skin are who they consider Asian, not you. I even had the same argument with my husband. read more
Asian-Pacific American (APA) or Asian-Pacific Islander (API) is a term sometimes used in the United States to include both Asian Americans and Pacific Islands Americans. read more
Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (in the U.S. Jurisdictions & Territories) Carolinian, Chamorro, Chuukese, Fijian, Guamanian, Hawaiian, Kosraean, Marshallesse, Native Hawaiian, Niuean, Palauan, Pohnpeian, Samoan, Tokelauan, Tongan, Yapese. read more
States with the highest number of Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders include Hawaii, California, Washington, Texas, and Utah. Hawai’i and California alone account for over half of the NHPI population in the U.S. The Asian American population grew the fastest in Nevada, Arizona, North Dakota, North Carolina, and Georgia. read more