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,high] ,education ,act ( #aife-- 7#a7 9 academic ye> #bjbe-bjbf1 an e/imat$ #aid colleges & univ]sities 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 includ+ ! ,unit$ ,/ates t]ritories 9 ! ,pacific1 met ! crit]ia z an eligible ,asian ,am]ican & ,native ,am]ican ,pacific ,isl&]-s]v+ in/itution2 7#b7 ,asian ,am]ican & ,native ,am]ican ,pacific ,isl&]-s]v+ in/itutions comprise approximately #g4b p]c5t ( all in/itutions ( high] education1 yet enroll #de4e p]c5t ( all ,asian ,am]ican1 ,native ,hawaiian1 & ,pacific ,isl&] und]graduate /ud5ts 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 includ+ ! ,unit$ ,/ates t]ritories 9 ! ,pacific2 7#c7 ,asian ,am]ican & ,native ,am]ican ,pacific ,isl&]-s]v+ in/itutions aw>d approximately #ej4i p]c5t ( ! associate's degrees & #db4b p]c5t ( ! ba*elor's degrees atta9$ by all ,asian ,am]ican1 ,native ,hawaiian1 & ,pacific ,isl&] college /ud5ts 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 includ+ ! ,unit$ ,/ates t]ritories 9 ! ,pacific2 & 7#d7 ne>ly "o-?ird ( ,asian ,am]ican & ,native ,am]ican ,pacific ,isl&]-s]v+ in/itutions ma9ta9 an ,asian ,am]ican1 ,native ,hawaiian1 & ,pacific ,isl&] enrollm5t ( m ?an #bj p]c5t2 ,:]eas1 s9ce #bjjg1 #fi ,asian ,am]ican & ,native ,am]ican ,pacific ,isl&]-s]v+ in/itutions 9 ! 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designation ( ,asian ,am]ican & ,native ,am]ican ,pacific ,isl&]-,s]v+ ,in/itutions ,week2 & 7#d7 calls on ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 includ+ ! ,unit$ ,/ates t]ritories 9 ! ,pacific1 & int]e/$ gr\ps to obs]ve ,asian ,am]ican & ,native ,am]ican ,pacific ,isl&]-,s]v+ ,in/itutions ,week ) appropriate activities1 c]emonies1 & programs to demon/rate support = ,asian ,am]ican & ,native ,am]ican ,pacific ,isl&]-s]v+ in/itutions4