Author Response to Letter to the Editor Regarding “Potential Problems of Using Same Race Category for Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, and Asians”

We appreciate the attentive comments from Catherine Kam and Amy Brown. We are glad the manuscript has created this forum of discussion. The issue pointed out here is of extreme importance. It is certainly a limitation in our manuscript and also a limitation in key literature on which major public health research bases itself. As an example, please refer to the American Cancer Society in the annual report to the nation on cancer status, where...