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Originally Posted by Urbanguy
manuelpr, could you please clarify your statement about Amerindian? I'm not exactly sure what you mean.  I'll take a shot though. The Census does separate Hispanics into different races but it all depends on how people report their race(s). So for someone like you, you'd be Hispanic-Two or More Races instead of just Hispanic-White...but it depends on how you report your race to the Census. There's also a category called Latin American Indians under the Alaska Native and American Indian Category and for those that specify their ethnicity or tribe like Maya, Nahuatl, Quechua or vaguely as Mexican Indian or South American Indian, they are placed in that category. |
In the US the term American Indian is used to describe the natives of the continental United States. Which is why they also narrow it down to Alaskan Natives, in order to merge the natives of Alaska with those of the continental US. It is for this reason that most people of Latin America dont check this. So basically your left with black, asian, white, other, or two or more. Most hispanics are not black or asian. To check other would be as though your not counted at all. Can you imagine having the biggest minority group as other? If you check 2 or more you still have to check from the same list that you couldnt identify yourself with. The only race that to a degree identifies you is white which is misleading and misinformative.