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short readsJun 17, 2015

Hawaii is home to the nation’s largest share of multiracial Americans

The number of multiracial Americans is growing nationwide, but in Hawaii, it’s nothing new. The Rainbow state – with its history of attracting immigrants from Asia and other parts of the world to work as farm laborers – stands far above the rest, with nearly one-in-four residents (24%) identifying as multiracial.
short readsJun 16, 2015

Among multiracial adults, racial identity can be fluid

Is race purely about the races in your family tree? Our new survey of multiracial adults suggests there’s more to racial identity that goes beyond one’s ancestry.
short readsJun 11, 2015

How Pew Research Center conducted its survey of multiracial Americans

We released our first report on American multiracial adults, a group that comprises an estimated 6.9% of the adult population, or nearly 17 million adults. The report looks at who they are demographically, their attitudes and experiences, and the spectrum of their racial identity.
short readsJun 15, 2015

Is being Hispanic a matter of race, ethnicity or both?

Our new survey of multiracial Americans finds that, for two-thirds of Hispanics, their Hispanic background is a part of their racial background – not something separate.
short readsJul 10, 2015

‘Mestizo’ and ‘mulatto’: Mixed-race identities among U.S. Hispanics

When asked if they identify as “mestizo,” “mulatto” or some other mixed-race combination, one-third of U.S. Hispanics say they do.
reportFeb 1, 2008

Hispanics in the 2008 Election: Hawaii

Hawaii’s Hispanic population is the 38th largest in the nation. Approximately 100,000 Hispanics reside in Hawaii, less than 1% of all Hispanics in the United States. There are 60,000 eligible Hispanic voters in Hawaii, less than 1% of all U.S. Hispanic eligible voters.
fact sheetJan 1, 2002

U.S. Born Hispanics Increasingly Drive Population Developments

The Hispanic population defies simple characterizations; there is a diversity of groups that differ not only by country of origin but also by immigrant status and racial self-identification.

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Hawaii is home to the nation’s largest share of multiracial Americans

Among multiracial adults, racial identity can be fluid

How Pew Research Center conducted its survey of multiracial Americans

Is being Hispanic a matter of race, ethnicity or both?

‘Mestizo’ and ‘mulatto’: Mixed-race identities among U.S. Hispanics

Hispanics in the 2008 Election: Hawaii

U.S. Born Hispanics Increasingly Drive Population Developments

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