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Pacific Islander
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Pacific Islander
n.
1. A native or inhabitant of any of the Polynesian, Micronesian, or Melanesian islands of Oceania.
2. A person of Polynesian, Micronesian, or Melanesian descent. See Usage Note at Asian.


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Sounding out friends and colleagues about her plans, many told her she would have no hope as a Pacific person, let alone a Pacific woman, and that there was no need for the services she envisaged on the North Shore--quality services for Pacific people.
The programme will acknowledge each student's unique Pacific ethnicity and culture, in that it will give them a voice to explore what it means to be a Pacific person and a Pacific nurse in a New Zealand context.
 
 
 
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