*EEOC RACE/ETHNIC IDENTIFICATION CATEGORIES
Hispanic or Latino - A person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish
culture or origin regardless of race.
White (not Hispanic or Latino) - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle
East or North Africa.
Black or African American (not Hispanic or Latino) - A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of
Africa.
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (not Hispanic or Latino) - A person having origins in any of the
peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa or other Pacific Islands.
Asian (not Hispanic or Latino) - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East,
Southeast Asia or the Indian Subcontinent, including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea,
Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand and Vietnam.
American Indian or Alaska Native (not Hispanic or Latino) - A person having origins in any of the original
peoples of North and South America (including Central America) and who maintain tribal affiliation or
community attachment.
Two or more races (not Hispanic or Latino) - All persons who identify with more than one of the above races.
**PROTECTED VETERAN DEFINITION
Protected veteran means a veteran who may be classified as an active duty wartime or campaign badge
veteran, disabled veteran, Armed Forces service medal veteran or recently separated veteran.
Active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran means a veteran who served on active duty in the U.S.
military, ground, naval or air service during a war or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge
has been authorized under the laws administered by the Department of Defense.
Armed Forces service medal veteran means any veteran who, while serving on active duty in the
U.S. military, ground, naval or air service, participated in a United States military operation for which an
Armed Forces service medal was awarded pursuant to Executive Order 12985 (61 FR 1209, 3 CFR, 1996 Comp.,
p. 159).
Disabled veteran means (1) a veteran of the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service who is entitled to
compensation (or who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation) under
laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or (2) a person who was discharged or released from
active duty because of a service-connected disability.
Recently separated veteran means a veteran during the three-year period beginning on the date of such
veteran's discharge or release from active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service.