May 22, 2016: U.S. government to stop using these words to refer to minorities
The federal government will no longer use the terms "Negro" and "Oriental" after President Barack Obama signed a bill into law.
The official terms will be African-American and Asian-American. In a rare show of bipartisan support, the measure H.R.4238, passed unanimously in the House of Representatives and the Senate.
Here's what the bill states:
Office Of Minority Economic Impact.—Section 211(f)(1) of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7141(f)(1)) is amended by striking "a Negro, Puerto Rican, American Indian, Eskimo, Oriental, or Aleut or is a Spanish speaking individual of Spanish descent" and inserting "Asian American, Native Hawaiian, a Pacific Islander, African American, Hispanic, Puerto Rican, Native American, or an Alaska Native".
https://edition.cnn.com/2016/05/22/politics/obama-federal-law-minorities-references/index.html