&gt; Alford is described as half-black, half-Filipino<p>This is one of those cases where &quot;African American&quot; is correct and &quot;black&quot; is not. Some Filipinos <i>are</i> black: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Negrito" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Negrito</a>