### Question
How is the term Pacific Island and Asian Americans defined?


### Answer
The term **Pacific Island and Asian Americans** is defined in *42 U.S.C. § 3056p* as the following:

> Americans having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, the Indian Subcontinent, or the Pacific Islands

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 3056p*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 35-PROGRAMS FOR OLDER AMERICANS > SUBCHAPTER IX-COMMUNITY SERVICE SENIOR OPPORTUNITIES**

