DEPARTMENT OF LABOR DESIGNATIONS

The Department of Labor uses the following five categories: American Indian or Alaskan Native, Asian or Pacific Islander, Black, Hispanic, and White.

These categories have been defined as follows:

	American Indian or Alaskan Native - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North America, and who maintains cultural identification through tribal affiliations or community recognition.

	Asian or Pacific Islander - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, the Indian Subcontinent or the Pacific Islands. This area includes, for example, China, Japan, Korea, the Philippine Islands, and Samoa. The Indian Subcontinent takes in the countries of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Sikkim, and Bhutan.

	Black, not of Hispanic Origin - A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa.

	Hispanic - A person of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race. Only those persons from Central and South American countries who are of Spanish origin, descent, or culture should be included in this category. Persons from Brazil, Guyana, Surinam, or Trinidad, for example, would be classified according to their race and would not necessarily be included in the Hispanic category. In addition, the category does not include persons from Portugal, who should be classified according to race.

	White, not of Hispanic Origin - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, North Africa, or the Middle East.