Race and Ethnicity Classifications

Criteria for reporting race and ethnic data provide consistent comparable data on a series of statistical and administrative programs.

Race and ethnic standards are determined by the Management Budget Office (OMB). The current standard was released in 1997

Respondents who allow federal data collection report more than one race and seek race and race report

American Indian or Alaska Native Peoples: A primitive country that originated from South America and South America (including Central America) and maintains attachment to tribal affiliations or communities

Asians: primitive mans from Cambodia, China, India, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Thailand, Far East including Vietnam, Southeast Asia, Indian subcontinent

Black or African American: A native of African black ethnic group. In addition to "black people or African Americans", words such as "Haiti" and "black people" can also be used.

Hawaiian Indigenous Peoples or other Pacific Islanders: Primordial people originating from Hawaii, Guam, Samoa or other Pacific islands

White: A person in a primitive country originating from Europe, Middle East, or North Africa

Hispanic or Latino of any race, Cuba, Mexico, Puerto Rico, South America or Central America, or any other Spanish culture or family line. In addition to "Hispanic or Latin," the term "Spanish" can also be used.

According to the racial and ethnological classification system currently used in the official US census form, Hispanics can belong to any race. Americans believe that they are Hispanic Americans strongly insist that this category should be considered racial rather than race. Asians and other immigrants concentrating on the latest generations are not easily integrated into simplified black and white dichotomies popular in the middle of the century. Several of each generation are changing self-identification between hypotheses. For example, the proportion of American Indians in the continuous census of each generation is increasing. This increase is not due to differences in immigration or mortality. The only possible answer is that some people have officially reclassified themselves as American Indians, even though they have never done so before.

It is important to recognize that race and race are all categories of social construction. 19 This is - even though it is not the main reason - ethnic and ethnic names look very plastic in society. Also in this memo, these terms are of little use given the subtle differences in self-identification. However, as this discussion is done in modern languages ​​and is used to classify various people, it is almost impossible to do this analysis without using these important terms. Readers of this memo not only have to recognize the waste of race and ethnicity but also have to see how deeply they will affect American society.

Racial and ethnic classifications had a major impact on the social and political life of various races and ethnic groups. These classifications are based on racial superiorities and racial inferiority, culturally advanced groups, using disdainful language, expression and imitation, Apartheid's policy, discrimination and prejudice, It brings culturally disadvantageous concepts. Ethnic conflict is a process that is repeated between the same territory and the countries of the world. Ethnic conflicts are universal and dangerous because they produce large humanitarian pain, civil wars and instability effects.