Painting by Number: What new racial categories in the Census say about how America defines itself By Christopher Librizzi Published: Friday, June 1, 2001 THE NATIONAL CENSUS was first conducted […]
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Tag: Census and Racial Classifications
Teresa Heinz Kerry as African American
Group Runs Anti-Kerry Ads on Black Radio Stations A group financed by a major Republican contributor has begun running radio ads in about a dozen cities, many in battleground states, […]
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Be careful with racial, ethnic labels
Monday, August 2, 2004 Be careful with racial, ethnic labels By STEPHEN WILBERS Special to the Register “I’m an Eskimo,” a middle-age woman told me on a recent visit to […]
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Secret Service Asks About Photographers’ Race
Secret Service Asks About Photographers’ Race On July 30, the day before Dick Cheney appeared in Tucson, a rally organizer for Bush-Cheney asked about the race of several local journalists. […]
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America’s label game misses diversity of race
America’s label game misses diversity of race: The term “African-American” does less to define blacks than divide communities. But some hope one man of mixed heritage can ease the tensions. […]
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How Answering Government’s Racial/Ethnic Questions Can Harm You
Homeland Security Given Data on Arab-Americans The New York Times July 30, 2004 By LYNETTE CLEMETSON WASHINGTON, July 29 – The Census Bureau has provided specially tabulated population statistics on […]
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Repeal It
American Indians want law repeal By Jennifer Peter Associated Press As city leaders work to burnish the shine on the “new Boston” for this month’s Democratic National Convention, a group […]
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It’s Not What You Know, but How You Use It: Teaching for Wisdom
It’s Not What You Know, but How You Use It: Teaching for Wisdom The Chronicle of Higher Education By ROBERT J. STERNBERG While IQ’s rose, the 20th century also saw […]
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State: You’re no longer Hispanic
State: You’re no longer Hispanic: Definition excludes people from Spain; established local contractor pays the price. The Syracuse Post-Standard Sunday, June 13, 2004 By John O’Brien Staff writer New York […]
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Spaniards aren’t Hispanic?
Spaniards are Hispanic — they started it Lenawee Connection By Roger Hernandez A guy named Rocco Luiere just found out he is not Hispanic after spending his life thinking he […]
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