text: Oh my gosh, I couldn't possibly be more confused. I'm an old guy, I have always referred to people of Oriental decent as Oriental in the nicest way. People of Italian decent I called Italians, folks from the islands I referred to as Islanders, people from the northern regions of Alaska I called Eskimos and people from the Aleutian Islands I called Aleuts. All meant in the nicest, most polite way. Now I am unsure what to call oriental food, clothing, art, gardens, music and home design. No more Africans? Or Indians And Caucasians? What about Southerners and easterners and Alaskans?  British and Canadians? Mexicans? People from Greece? Scotland? Ireland? I'm scared to say Christians or Catholics or Baptists. What about Aussies? Arabian? Dallas Cowboys still ok, then? I am of Norwegian decent, I came to Alaska from Minnesota in 1962, am I a Norwegian-Minnesotan-Alaskan? 
  I'm sure every word I say will be wrong. I feel so miserable, I sure never meant to hurt anyone. No offence intended.