Michigan Compiled Laws, Chapter 37. Civil Rights § 37.123

(a) “Asian Pacific American” means a person who has origins in any of the original peoples of the far east, southeast Asia, the Indian subcontinent, or the Pacific islands; is identified by an employer in an EEO-1 report as Asian or Pacific islander; or is regarded in the community as having origins in any of the original peoples of the far east, southeast Asia, the Indian subcontinent, or the Pacific islands.

(b) “Commission” means the Asian Pacific American affairs commission created in section 5.  1

(c) “Department” means the department of energy, labor, and economic growth.

(d) “Director” means the director of the office of Asian Pacific American affairs.

(e) “Office” means the office of Asian Pacific American affairs created in section 13.  2