WHITE (Non-Hispanic): Persons having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, North Africa, or the Middle East.
BLACK (Non-Hispanic): Persons having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa.
ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER: Persons having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, the Pacific Islands, or the Indian subcontinent including, for example, China, Japan, Korea, the Philippines, Samoa, India, and Pakistan.
HISPANIC: All persons of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race.
AMERICAN INDIAN OR ALASKAN NATIVE: Persons having origins in any of the original peoples of North America or who maintain cultural identification through tribal affiliation or community recognition.
DISABLED INDIVIDUAL: Federal regulations define a disabled person as one who (1) has a physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one or more of such person’s major life activities; (2)has a history of such impairment; or (3)is regarded as having such an impairment.
VIETNAM VETERAN: Federal regulations define a veteran of the Vietnam Era as one who (1) served on active duty for a period of more that 180 days, any part of which occurred between August 5, 1964 and May 7, 1975, and was discharged or released with other that a dishonorable discharge; or (2) was discharged or released from active duty for a service connected disability if any part of such active duty was performed between August 5, 1964 and May 7, 1975.
SPECIAL DISABLED VETERAN: Federal regulations define a special disabled veteran as one who (1)is entitled to compensation under laws administered by the Veteran’s Administration for a disability rated 30% or more; or (2)was discharged or released from active duty because of a service connected disability.
