Asian-Americans in US not to be called ‘oriental’

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Context: The word ‘Oriental’ to describe the people of Asian origin will no longer be used in U.S statute books
President Barack Obama signed a law that removed the word from two places it existed in the country’s laws
The amendments signed by the President also discontinue the use of the ‘n’ word
Laws: The words existed in the law that established the Department of Energy, and in the Local Public Works Capital Development and Investment Act, both made in the 1970s