Quote Originally Posted by Lachlan09 View Post
Indians/Sri Lankans/Pakistanis/Bangaldeshis in Britain have commandeered the term “Asian”. Now, even British officialdom honours them with that title, at the expense of the rest of Asia. On official British forms, my (Filipina wife) had to fill in, she has had to put "Others", as there “Asian” didn’t include Philippines and there was no other suitable regional box.
Philippine Islands are generally listed as "Pacific Islanders" are they not? (At least I see that box here in he States.)