What are the guidelines for selecting ethnicity on college applications?
Q. Specifically, I am one quarter Japanese, but I have never been to Japan and had a strictly Caucasian upbringing. What would I mark as my ethnicity? Links to sources are encouraged.
Asked by ithink - Tue Dec 26 17:46:17 2006 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments

A. You can put what you feel you are, and you can put nothing if you feel the choices available do not truly portray who you are as well. The university/college cannot, by law, use your ethnicity choice to make thier decisions on your application status. Most applications have a small clause explaining this. So if you feel one of the choices will represent you best-go for it, if not then I would not worry too much about it because it is just for their general statistics.
Answered by niggit42 - Tue Dec 26 19:52:15 2006

What ethnicity could a person be if they're white with blue eyes and red hair and speaks fluent Spanish?
Q. I like this girl, and I'm trying to figure out what ethnicity she is. She looks completely Irish, but she speaks fluent Spanish and has a Spanish accent. I guess she could be from Spain or Puerto Rico?
Asked by Stephen Riach - Sat Dec 13 16:25:06 2008 - - 14 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Have you ever been to Spain? Most people from Northern Spain aren't what some would call Mediterranean looking. In fact, most of the people I encountered when I was in Spain were what most Americans think as typical "European" looking or blonde haired, freckled, and light eyes.
Answered by amanda the creek - Sat Dec 13 17:06:41 2008

How good are the swab tests for ethnicity?
Q. I am thinking of purchasing one as I am unsure of my ethnicity. Are the tests accurate or are they a money making gimmick?
Asked by Shasta - Sun May 10 20:39:35 2009 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments

A. I'm pretty sure that this is a gimmick.
Answered by blitzcrackunders - Sun May 10 20:42:34 2009

Race and ethnicity were the defining issues in the history of the United States during the 19th century?
Q. Race and ethnicity were the defining issues in the history of the United States during the nineteenth century. Discuss Please could someone help me with this? Thanks for all the answers. You have helped me so much. I have studied Black rights from the 1950's onwards but have never done 19th century and I am hoping to do my dissertation on it! I have an exam tomorrow which decides whether i stay in uni!
Asked by Charley - Mon May 11 13:39:47 2009 - - 7 Answers - 0 Comments

A. The American population grew at an incredible rate in the 19th century, primarily through immigration. As in all societies in this situation, the rapid influx of new people from new places produced resentment and opposition among some who were already there. Laws were proposed and in some cases passed to restrict the Irish, Italians, Chinese and other groups. Catholics were under great suspicion, as were members of more exotic religions. Slavery was such an explosive issue that it led to a war between the northern and southern states that killed more Americans than all the wars before or since. Slavery was finally abolished, but the imposition of Jim Crow laws meant the struggle for equality for African Americans had just begun. The… [cont.]
Answered by Candy - Mon May 11 13:50:29 2009

What ethnicity are the Asians in Gran Torino?
Q. If you have seen the movie, can you tell me what ethnicity you think the Asian actors are trying to portray and what you think the ethnicity of the actors themselves are? Please do so without googling it. I'm just curious to see what people will say.
Asked by TaDaa! - Mon Jan 12 17:30:20 2009 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Hmong
Answered by cjhallbama - Mon Jan 12 17:42:03 2009

What should I put for ethnicity on my college application?
Q. I'm applying to the University of Georgia. I'm confused on what ethnicity I should choose. I am one-fourth Mexican. You would never guess that from looking at me, but that's besides the point. I can be considered both white or hispanic. My question is: What race should I choose? Minority status is supposed to help your chances of admission, but with hispanics making up only 2% of the student body at UGA and whites being 81%, I'm kinda of skeptical about it. Help? Also, does UGA give any financial aid based on race at all?
Asked by Jesse J - Wed Aug 22 17:08:40 2007 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Whatever you think you are, choose that. If your smart, i dont think it will make a difference.
Answered by Iceman - Wed Aug 22 17:31:34 2007

How to really determine race ethnicity for employment forms?
Q. The man who raised me in not my biological father. I am now applying for a new job and I want to answer my race ethnicity questions honestly, but I don't know. I look somewhat white, but have super high cheekbones, somewhat slanted eyes, and other features that make me wonder what race I really am.
Asked by Kiss My Turkey - Sat Dec 20 14:44:42 2008 - - 10 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Why don't you just decline to say? It's not that important anyway. People will generally look at your skin color and type you.
Answered by darkdiva - Sat Dec 20 14:52:07 2008

How are race and ethnicity percieved in mexico?
Q. How are race and ethnicity percieved in mexico? What classifications or categories are the different types of people put into? Are people judged by their race? ethnicity?
Asked by Michelle - Wed Mar 25 21:26:56 2009 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments

A. of course there are different classifications and categories, however, mainly: black, indian, and european. Mexico was settled by Spain, and England (in the Yucatan Peninsula), then ruled by Napoelon III of France, and the Habsbourgs of Austria. There have also been large influxes of immigration to Mexico, for example, when the Irish were persecuted in the USA during the redscare, many of them immigrated to Mexico (Vicente Fox is of Irish descent). Also during WWI and II many jews immigrated to latinamerica when USA closed it's borders for Jews to immigrate into the country, Frida Kahlo is an example, her father was a German Jew who immigrated to Mexico. My mother is from MX, she is a Spanish and Austrian descendant...despite what people… [cont.]
Answered by d2squared4moi - Fri Mar 27 23:12:54 2009

Why are people caring more about Obama ethnicity, but instead whats important?
Q. For God Sake why do you care so much about Obama ethnicity, when you should be worrying about who's going to be the next president. People should be reading about his education history, things he have contributed to, not if he is Muslim, Black, or White. It dont matter, because its not going to when you vote for who's going to be a better leader educationally, and who have better contributions to our nation unity.
Asked by elmo7990 - Fri Mar 28 01:11:43 2008 - - 27 Answers - 0 Comments

A. I couldn't agree more- I'm not religious at all so I never look at a candidates spiritual beliefs, that's why this Pastor thing really doesn't faze me- i could not care less what a Pastor is saying ever... I don't even care what Barack is -- a Christian, a Muslim, a Jew, a Scientologist, a freaking Pagan -- I'm telling you it does not matter to me... George Bush is not a Muslim and he has made things so much worse for us here and everywhere else in the world...that should tell people how much a persons religious beliefs factor in to their 'strategery'. It should also remind people what happens when you vote solely on such arbitrary factors such as religion. i don't care if he is a man, a woman, black, white, Asian-- just look at the… [cont.]
Answered by They all float down here - Fri Mar 28 03:14:51 2008

What is race and ethnicity from a sociological perspectivre?
Q. How do they differ from common everyday notions of race and ethnicity?
Asked by John - Mon Apr 21 09:44:34 2008 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. It's classification to describe by Stereotyping a group. Race and Ethnicity are Not the Same and literally means Nothing as some women have given birth in interacial marriages to twins and one twin more closely resembled one parent and the second another. It's the Human race according to species homo sapiens.
Answered by ShadowCat - Mon Apr 21 13:58:03 2008

Do feminists generally rely on a constructivist epistemology to explain nationalism and ethnicity?
Q. I know there are all kinds of feminists but I want to know what is the general consensus on nationality/ethnicity? I know early feminists had some of the most progressive views on race matters but I've never come across similar literature on nationalism.
Asked by . - Tue May 20 15:01:53 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. There isn't a specific feminist ideology of ethnicity and nationalism, but as part of the social sciences, they do tend to use a constructivist epistemology to explain them. So for example, there is no biological basis for race, or the supposed superiority / inferiority of certain ethnicities, so any stereotypes are merely human / social constructions based on appearance, rather than any real differences between the 'races', and I guess the same would go for different nationalities (and their perceived characteristics). Of course, liberal feminism and socialist feminism would differ depending on whether you were looking for an objective or subjective (ontological) understanding of race / nationalism - ie, a person may not be… [cont.]
Answered by Eleanor B - Tue May 20 15:11:21 2008

What's the difference between race, nationality, & ethnicity?
Q. I thought they were all the same thing, but I guess apparently not. & why on certain applications, when they ask for your ethnicity, it's whether or not you're Hispanic or non-Hispanic?
Asked by Question Queen ? - Wed Jul 25 11:16:20 2007 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments

A. The term race refers to a local geographic or global human population distinguished as a more or less distinct group by genetically transmitted physical characteristics.A genealogical line; a lineage. eg. Black, carcasion,indian etc. The term nationality refers to the status of belonging to a particular nation by origin, birth, or naturalization. Or A people having common origins or traditions and often constituting a nation. eg. Mexican, American, Canadian citizen Ethnicity is a term which represents social groups with a shared history, sense of identity, geography and cultural roots which may occur despite racial difference Let's consider Puerto Ricans as an example of an ethnicity. Many Puerto Ricans represent various blends of… [cont.]
Answered by Faithfulchild - Wed Jul 25 11:33:38 2007

How strongly is body fat related to ethnicity?
Q. I have read studies where they show that certain ethicities are predisposed to higher levels of body fat. Is that true? If so, how hard would it be for say a Chinese or Indian or Mexican or Arab in his late 20s to reduce body fat compared to a black or white person? It would be great if people post their ethnicity and their body fat percentage -- especially those who have managed to reduce it.
Asked by Apeman - Sat Dec 2 23:10:24 2006 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments

A. This is an interesting question. Not only might body fat be something that is pre-determined by ethnic background, so is bone structure. Blacks tend to have heavier bones as do Irish while the more fair-skinned blonds of Scandinavia having lighter bones and the orientals having the lightest bones. This contributes to differences in BMI as well as who tends to be better in what sports, who is more apt to suffer from osteoporosis, etc. The whole point is for each person to be the healthiest that they can within their own body type. If one is destined to be pear-shaped, the best they can hope for is to be a toned, smaller pear shape and so forth. You really cannot totally change your body shape. At best, you can create the best toned… [cont.]
Answered by dddanse - Sat Dec 2 23:25:16 2006

What are the best features of each Asian ethnicity?
Q. For example, what makes the Japanese or Chinese different from the Koreans? How can you distinguish each ethnicity? And what are the best features of the Filipinos or Vietnamese?
Asked by xxrazzle_dazzlexx - Wed Sep 24 20:19:16 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. No you can't tell by physical appearance. If they speak you can tell by what language or accent they may have. Thousands of years of migrations and occasional wars (which cause forced migration.) have pretty much mixed the genes and there is no guarantee that any assumption of a physical trait would be correct. -- speaking of generalities skin tones darker in the south and lighter in the north.
Answered by Darren J - Fri Sep 26 12:25:28 2008

Why are White American more receiving than black Americans to their ethnicity?
Q. The is a large Irish population in Boston. Irish American are very receiving to their Irish brothers and sisters and celebrate their heritage. The same goes for Italian American organizations, Polish and German. Is it because many black Americans don't know what their ethnicity is that they are not receiving to black immigrants?
Asked by Sasha - Sun Jan 18 04:20:55 2009 - - 7 Answers - 0 Comments

A. 1) Black American "self-hatred". 2) Cultural differences (the cultural differences between Africans and African Americans tend to be greater than those between Irish and Irish-Americans, for example). 3) Africans "looking down" upon Black Americans for: a) Stereotypical reasons b) The fact that many Black Americans have minute shards of European ancestry
Answered by Marvin Straight - Sun Jan 18 04:52:28 2009

What ethnicity were the founders of the Roman Empire?
Q. Did they have an olive complexion and dark eyes with a short, stocky build? I know that later on Rome became more multi ethnic but what ethnicity was Julius Caesar, Caesar Augustus, and the inhabitants of the original Roman Empire/Republic?
Asked by Puerto Rico, USA - Tue May 5 14:45:18 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. the line of descent appear to come from Troy Caesar was born into a patrician family, the gens Julia, which claimed descent from Iulus, son of the legendary Trojan prince Aeneas, supposedly the son of the goddess Venus. imperator caesar divi filivs avgvstvs;[note 1] 23 September 63 BC 19 August AD 14[note 2]), born Gaius Octavius Thurinus, was adopted by his great-uncle Julius Caesar in 44 BC, and between then and 27 BC was officially named Gaius Julius Caesar
Answered by charlie - Sat May 9 09:51:55 2009

What is the student distribution by ethnicity at the University of Texas at San Antonio?
Q. The information can be found at the University of Texas at San Antonio. I need the ethnicity ratio or distribution between students.
Asked by Tavia - Fri Dec 1 14:34:26 2006 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. I live in SA...but I never went to UTSA. Here you go. When in doubt, check their website.
Answered by Griffin - Fri Dec 1 14:44:37 2006

what's the difference between nationality and ethnicity?
Q. i was searching for models and it came out a girl, and it said, Nationality: Icelandic but nothing for ethnicity. if that means black, white hispanic etc. she was clearly white, why leave it?
Asked by Cloe - Wed Jul 9 20:06:13 2008 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Nationality:- Nationality is a relationship between a person and their state of origin, culture, association, affiliation and/or loyalty. Nationality affords the state jurisdiction over the person, and affords the person the protection of the state. Ethnicity:- An ethnic group or ethnicity is a population of human beings whose members identify with each other, and who are regarded as distinctive by those outside the group, turning the group into a "people." Ethnic groups are united by common cultural, behavioral, linguistic, ritualistic, or religious traits, usually but not always on the basis of a common genealogy or ancestry.
Answered by Di - Wed Jul 9 22:45:56 2008

What is the difference between ethnicity and culture?
Q. Is ethnicity just one of the elements in culture? And does race constitute just the physical aspects of a person's ethnicity?
Asked by unknown - Fri Jul 11 09:24:40 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. ethinicity literally means a group of people who share a common origin, culture or language.whereas culture means the arts or the customs of a nation or a group. it is generally meant as a whole. culture relates to what a group of people "practise" and ethinicity relates the "group" that follows same practises. there is only a very slight difference. you can say that culture is an element in ethinicity. ehinic pals not only have same culture but also same origin, language as said above. and yes race particularly constitutes physical aspects. they are also determined from the origin of the person, like "tribal race " if the person is from africa.
Answered by SUBHA CHANDRAKUMAR - Fri Jul 11 09:38:50 2008

What is Seth Clearwaters Ethnicity in Eclipse?
Q. So im wondering what Seth Clearwater's ethnicity is? Do you think he looks more Asian or Native American? Because im hearing several rumors of people audtiong for the role of seth, and some say you have to look 'Asian' but some say 'Native American'. So tell me, do you see Seth as more of an Asian person? Or native American?
Asked by Soejam - Tue Feb 3 23:36:23 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. seth is native american. i think they can bend the rules though, as long as you're tan; i know vanessa hudgens is trying for leah clearwater, and she's latina i'm pretty sure. it's up to the director, so go ahead and audition. if you haven't talked about auditioning for seth with your agent though, i'd slow down a little. i wanted to try out for jane, but i was out of town for the auditions; i figured it wasn't a huge role and they'd probably go for a fresh face. then they picked dakota fanning...that was kind of embarassing. open auditions for native american speaking roles will be held here: Phoenix indian center 4520 N. Central Avenue Phoenix, AZ85012 Friday, Feb. 6 2009 5pm-8pm Saturday, Feb. 7 2009 1am-3pm (i'm guessing that's a… [cont.]
Answered by Ari - Wed Feb 4 03:01:14 2009