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Posts in category "census"

According to the U.S. Census, I can be Hispanic, Latino, Chicano, Mexican-American. But I'm also "some other race."

I am “some other race.” That’s what I checked on the U.S. Census form I mailed in last week. You see according to the U.S. Census Bureau, the races you can select from on the form are white, black, American Indian, Alaska Native, Asian, (for which they provide a long list, including Chinese, Filipino, Japanese... Read more »
By Teresa Puente,
April 12, 2010 at 2:58 pm
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We are not as divided as we think

Civil rights are not something that can be won by blacks, Latinos, Jews or Asians alone. This point was made by various speakers who were not Latino but participated in the National Council of La Raza (NCLR) conference in Chicago this week. The President and CEO of the NAACP, Benjamin Todd Jealous, who spoke Tuesday... Read more »
By Teresa Puente,
July 28, 2009 at 5:08 pm
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