Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander. Christine Anu is a successful Torres Strait Islander singer. He is of Torres Strait Islander descent. Compton has a growing Pacific Islander, Filipino, and Vietnamese population. Tallis is of Torres Strait Islander and Vanuatuan descent. Quarrel is a Cayman Islander living in Jamaica. The state has 150,000 residents with Pacific Islander ancestry. The remainder identify as Asian, Arab, African, Pacific Islander and Latin American. Just over 3,000 are of Pacific Islander heritage. The term has evolved to encompass all people of mixed Asian and/or Pacific Islander ancestry. The term Asian Pacific Islander has been controversial in academia. This adoption was part of traditional Torres Strait Islander adoption practices. The term further perpetuates the lack of accurate information about Pacific Islander communities. Pacific Islander, 5,437 (6.3%) from other races, and 4,340 (5.0%) from two or more races. Pacific Islander, 1,181 (4.3%) from other races, and 1,591 (5.9%) from two or more races.