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 the Alaskan Native Heritage...
Tagged: Census and Racial Classifications
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. The campaign “insisted on...
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. By WAVENEY ANN MOORE,...
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 Arab-Americans to the Department...
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 historic levels of massacres...
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 state officials recognized Rocco...