Meh, as somebody of Japanese descent I don't really care about the word "oriental" too much. It strikes me as a bit vague and dated, like "coloured", and smells of ignorance, and yet it's not enough to make me mad.
I come from Canada and according to Wikipedia, it's considered an offensive term there (had no idea).
Orient - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
edit: and where I am now in Germany, Orient refers to near-East, like Persia and Arab World. So meh. Probably safest to go with estimated continent/region of origin - East Asian, North African, Eastern European....
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