Thus, more than 8,000 people claimed some form of French Polynesian ancestry.

[1] Between 1800s and 1860s, Pacific Islander sailors arrived in the United States.

In 1889, the first Polynesian Mormon colony was founded in Utah and consisted of Tahitians, Native Hawaiians, Samoans, and Māori people.

[3] During the 20th century, the annual number of French Polynesians who moved to the US was small but with certain growth between the 1950 and 70s.

This date is known as France's independence day in French-speaking countries.