In addition to women, including those who are non-minorities, the following have special status under equal opportunity and affirmative action regulations as members of classes protected from discrimination by federal law:

Minority:  Any person having racial or ethnic origins in one of the following four categories:

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B =	Black (not of Hispanic origin): A person having origins in any of the black
	racial groups of Africa.
H =	Hispanic: A person of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South
	American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race.
A/PI =	Asian or Pacific Islander: A person having origins in any of the original
	peoples of East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific Islands.
AI/AN =	American Indian or Alaskan Native: A person having origins in any of the
	original peoples of North America, and who maintains cultural identification
	through tribal affiliation or community recognition.

All other persons are non-minorities.