For this essay, please write about Sidebar #1 "The Indigenous Peoples of the

Pacific Islands and Ocean" and critically examine the experiences, realities and

social positionalities of Pacific Islanders.

When writing your essay about Sidebar #1, please you should incorporate

Chapter 2 "Who is an Asian? Who is a Pacific Islander? Monoracialism,

Multiracial People, and Asian American Communities" by Paul Spickard from the e-textbook to help develop the importance of understanding Pacific Islanders in relationship to Asian Americans/Desi Americans. How are Pacific Islanders different from Asian Americans/Desi Americans? How are they similar to Asian Americans/Desi Americans? Explain how the legal issues and challenges of Pacific Islanders would be similar or different from Asian Americans/Desi Americans.

(The "works cited" page is not part of the word count).