How have ethnic, racial categories changed?
Several changes for reporting of ethnic and racial information have been made to the EEO-1 report. First, a new category for “two or more races” has been created. Employers aren’t required to report on the combination of races applicable to any particular employee, however. Second, the “Asian and Pacific Islander” category has been divided into two separate categories: “Asian” and “Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander.” An “Asian” is defined as a person having origins among any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian Subcontinent, including Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam. The “Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander” category is defined as a person having ancestors among any of the peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands. Third, the “Black” category is renamed “Black and African American.” Fourth, the “Hispanic” category is renamed “Hispanic or Latino.” One of
