What Race to Mark

[sarahaziz 0]

I just figured out I'm considered White Caucasian on college/test forms, work forms, etc. I've been putting African American Decent all this time. I guess everyone can let their spouses know cuz I didn't know and I've been in US for a while .

Ethnic Group:

White or Caucasian (Not Hispanic or Latino)

A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa.

African American or Black (Not Hispanic or Latino)

A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa.

Hispanic or Latino

A person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin regardless of race.

Asian (Not Hispanic or Latino)

A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian Subcontinent, including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Other Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian (Not Hispanic or Latino)

A person having origins in any of the peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands.

Native American Indian or Alaska Native (Not Hispanic or Latino)

A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America (including Central America), and who maintain tribal affiliation or community attachment.

Two or More Races (Not Hispanic or Latino)

All persons who identify with more than one of the above five races.

[~Jackie~ 30]

We just went thru this getting the marriage license.

JAH

[sarahaziz 0]

It's so confusing cuz they don't list it in detail like it's listed here. I 've been putting mediterranean, African, East ASian.

[~Jackie~ 30]

I thought I read on here somewhere that Jordanian was considered Asian? dunno...so I suggested that at the courthouse and he looked at me like I was nuts. I checked caucasion and he checked Other i think.

jah

[AlHayatZween 2]

I thought I read on here somewhere that Jordanian was considered Asian? dunno...so I suggested that at the courthouse and he looked at me like I was nuts. I checked caucasion and he checked Other i think.

jah

i applied to the Peace Corps many, many moons ago...

and i think they had Jordan lumped in with Asia.

go figure...

hz

[Nasturtium 500]

Jordan is in Asia, but no, they are considered caucasian. This is why it's annoying to hear people talk about their "interracial marriage" when they are white married to an Arab. Inter-cultural maybe.

FYI East Asians are those from say, indonesia and the like.

[*Maureen* 0]

This is what i don't understand, we are suppose to live in a country that does not discriminate againt race, religion, etc. so why do they keep insisiting us to check which race we are it should be none of your business!

[Jenn! 918]

This is what i don't understand, we are suppose to live in a country that does not discriminate againt race, religion, etc. so why do they keep insisiting us to check which race we are it should be none of your business!

A while ago at work I received some sort of questionnaire about my race. I can't remember what regulation it pertained to, but I guess it was mandatory for all employees where I work to fill it out. It even said that if we didn't complete it, that our race would be selected for us. By whom? And how!? Good luck guessing mine!

[Nasturtium 500]

A while ago at work I received some sort of questionnaire about my race. I can't remember what regulation it pertained to, but I guess it was mandatory for all employees where I work to fill it out. It even said that if we didn't complete it, that our race would be selected for us. By whom? And how!? Good luck guessing mine!

I refused to fill out that paper (i got it too.) It gets filled out by your direct supervisor.

[AlHayatZween 2]

i went to a doctor's office once, and they had the race question on the forms you have to fill out...

i checked OTHER, and then the lady asked me to clarify.

she said, "Well, what do you mean Other? What are you?"

[simple_male 1]

It's so confusing cuz they don't list it in detail like it's listed here. I 've been putting mediterranean, African, East ASian.

If you are from Algeria, why are you putting East Asian? I think, you should put "white."

[jade2004 0]

I always check OTHER....hahahahahhaah

[ya falaha! 0]

For my husband we check "Caucasian" because usually lists Mid Eastern as Caucasian. My husband is technically African but identifies himself as Mid Eastern/Arab. But then again, he says he's not Arab. It's all so confusing.

[Aymerlu 3]

When my husband and I went to get our marriage license he asked where he was from, he said "Egypt." She picked up a book looked up Egypt and said....."oh ok....you are white." Those of you that know my husband, he is anything but white......very dark! I just looked at her and said "ummmm how can you put down white.....don't you this could be a minor problem." He then said he's nubian and there was a place for nubian to be marked.

[polarbear 0]

There were problems for my husband with the driver's liscense bc of this. They actually originally marked him as from Iraq we asked them to please change the nationality Egypt as that is what is marked on his passport. Then we had to go back another day for the driving test and realized that they had marked him as hispanic for race (we live in Miami, go figure )