"They threw in the Filipino thing because maybe he looks a little Asian or to make the description a little more PC."
One doesn't have to go far from Long Beach, to be among many ethnicities; Samoan, Filipino, Hispanic, black, etc. Probably less worrisome are Indians, up around Cerritos.
Yep, there's an old Samoan neighborhood nearby there, but check post #61, as police have ID'd the perp. Maybe he could get some brand-new cuffs for Christmas.