We in Telegram
Add news
March 2010 April 2010 May 2010 June 2010 July 2010
August 2010
September 2010 October 2010
November 2010
December 2010
January 2011
February 2011 March 2011 April 2011 May 2011 June 2011 July 2011 August 2011 September 2011 October 2011 November 2011 December 2011 January 2012 February 2012 March 2012 April 2012 May 2012 June 2012 July 2012 August 2012 September 2012 October 2012 November 2012 December 2012 January 2013 February 2013 March 2013 April 2013 May 2013 June 2013 July 2013 August 2013 September 2013 October 2013 November 2013 December 2013 January 2014 February 2014 March 2014 April 2014 May 2014 June 2014 July 2014 August 2014 September 2014 October 2014 November 2014 December 2014 January 2015 February 2015 March 2015 April 2015 May 2015 June 2015 July 2015 August 2015 September 2015 October 2015 November 2015 December 2015 January 2016 February 2016 March 2016 April 2016 May 2016 June 2016 July 2016 August 2016 September 2016 October 2016 November 2016 December 2016 January 2017 February 2017 March 2017 April 2017 May 2017 June 2017 July 2017 August 2017 September 2017 October 2017 November 2017 December 2017 January 2018 February 2018 March 2018 April 2018 May 2018 June 2018 July 2018 August 2018 September 2018 October 2018 November 2018 December 2018 January 2019 February 2019 March 2019 April 2019 May 2019 June 2019 July 2019 August 2019 September 2019 October 2019 November 2019 December 2019 January 2020 February 2020 March 2020 April 2020 May 2020 June 2020 July 2020 August 2020 September 2020 October 2020 November 2020 December 2020 January 2021 February 2021 March 2021 April 2021 May 2021 June 2021 July 2021 August 2021 September 2021 October 2021 November 2021 December 2021 January 2022 February 2022 March 2022 April 2022 May 2022 June 2022 July 2022 August 2022 September 2022 October 2022 November 2022 December 2022 January 2023 February 2023 March 2023 April 2023 May 2023 June 2023 July 2023 August 2023 September 2023 October 2023 November 2023 December 2023 January 2024 February 2024 March 2024 April 2024
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28
29
30
News Every Day |

US changes how it categorizes people by race and ethnicity

US changes how it categorizes people by race and ethnicity

By Mike Schneider | Associated Press

ORLANDO, Fla. — For the first time in 27 years, the U.S. government is changing how it categorizes people by race and ethnicity, an effort that federal officials believe will more accurately count residents who identify as Hispanic and of Middle Eastern and North African heritage.

The revisions to the minimum categories on race and ethnicity, announced Thursday by the Office of Management and Budget, are the latest effort to label and define the people of the United States. This evolving process often reflects changes in social attitudes and immigration, as well as a wish for people in an increasingly diverse society to see themselves in the numbers produced by the federal government.

“You can’t underestimate the emotional impact this has on people,” said Meeta Anand, senior director for Census & Data Equity at The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights. “It’s how we conceive ourselves as a society. … You are seeing a desire for people to want to self-identify and be reflected in data so they can tell their own stories.”

Under the revisions, questions about race and ethnicity that previously were asked separately on forms will be combined into a single question. That will give respondents the option to pick multiple categories at the same time, such as “Black,” “American Indian” and “Hispanic.” Research has shown that large numbers of Hispanic people aren’t sure how to answer the race question when that question is asked separately because they understand race and ethnicity to be similar and they often pick “some other race” or do not answer the question.

A Middle Eastern and North African category will be added to the choices available for questions about race and ethnicity. People descended from places such as Lebanon, Iran, Egypt and Syria had been encouraged to identify as white, but now will have the option of identifying themselves in the new group. Results from the 2020 census, which asked respondents to elaborate on their backgrounds, suggest that 3.5 million residents identify as Middle Eastern and North African.

“It feels good to be seen,” said Florida state Rep. Anna Eskamani, a Democrat from Orlando whose parents are from Iran. “Growing up, my family would check the ‘white’ box because we didn’t know what other box reflected our family. Having representation like that, it feels meaningful.”

The changes also strike from federal forms the words “Negro” and “Far East,” now widely regarded as pejorative, as well as the terms “majority” and “minority,” because they fail to reflect the nation’s complex racial and ethnic diversity, some officials say. The revisions also encourage the collection of detailed race and ethnicity data beyond the minimum standards, such as “Haitian” or “Jamaican” for someone who checks “Black.”

The changes to the standards were hammered out over two years by a group of federal statisticians and bureaucrats who prefer to stay above the political fray. But the revisions have long-term implications for legislative redistricting, civil rights laws, health statistics, and possibly even politics as the number of people categorized as white is reduced.

Donald Trump, the presumptive GOP nominee for president, recently alluded to arguments made by people who allege Democrats are promoting illegal immigration to weaken the power of white people. As president, Trump unsuccessfully tried to disqualify people who were in the United States illegally from being included in the 2020 census.

Momentum for changing the race and ethnicity categories grew during the Obama administration in the mid-2010s, but was halted after Trump became president in 2017. It was revived after Democratic President Joe Biden took office in 2021.

The changes will be reflected in data collection, forms, surveys and the once-a-decade census questionnaires put out by the federal government, as well as in state governments and the private sector because businesses, universities and other groups usually follow Washington’s lead. Federal agencies have 18 months to submit a plan on how they will put the changes in place.

The first federal standards on race and ethnicity were produced in 1977 to provide consistent data across agencies and come up with figures that could help enforce civil rights laws. They were last updated in 1997 when five minimum race categories were delineated — American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Black or African American, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander and white; respondents could pick more than one race. The minimum ethnic categories were grouped separately as not Hispanic or Hispanic or Latino.

The interagency group that worked on the latest revisions noted that categories are sociopolitical constructs, and race and ethnicity are not defined biologically or genetically.
Racial and ethnic categories used by the U.S. government reflect their times.

In 1820, the category “Free Colored People” was added to the decennial census to reflect the increase in free Black people. In 1850, the term “Mulatto” was added to the census to capture people of mixed heritage. American Indians were not explicitly counted in the census until 1860. Following years of immigration from China, “Chinese” was included in the 1870 census. There was not a formal question about Hispanic origin until the 1980 census.

Not everyone is on board with the latest revisions.

Some Afro Latinos feel that combining the race and ethnicity question will reduce their numbers and representation in the data, though previous research by the U.S. Census Bureau did not find significant differences among Afro Latino responses when the questions were asked separately or together.

Mozelle Ortiz, for instance, is of mixed Afro Puerto Rican descent. She feels the changes could eliminate that identity, even though people can choose more than one answer once the race and ethnicity questions are combined.

“My entire lineage, that of my Black Puerto Rican grandmother’s and all other non-white Spanish speaking peoples, will be erased,” Ortiz wrote the interagency group.

Others are unhappy about how some groups of people such as Armenians or Arabs from Sudan and Somalia were not included in the examples used to define people of Middle Eastern or North African background.

Maya Berry, executive director of the Arab American Institute, said that while she was “incredibly happy” with the new category, that enthusiasm was tempered by the omissions.

“It is not reflective of the racial diversity of our community,” Berry said. “And it’s wrong.”

As residents complain of strong odors, Carroll officials pass moratorium on DAF storage

NYU Hospital on Long Island performs miraculous surgery

Paige Spiranac puts on busty display in plunging top as she lists the ‘things that drive me crazy’

Ryan Poles Needs A Last-Minute Review Of His Quarterback Scouting Notes To Ensure Nothing Is Missed

Ria.city






Read also

Why Tic Tac boxes and a 4.5cm kettle are the secret to caravan cooking – and the deadly mistake to avoid

‘TikTok Brain’ is a real thing – it is eating away at your mind & making your children dumber, warn experts

Arne Slot a step closer to Liverpool job as compensation deal reached with Feyenoord

News, articles, comments, with a minute-by-minute update, now on Today24.pro

News Every Day

As residents complain of strong odors, Carroll officials pass moratorium on DAF storage

Today24.pro — latest news 24/7. You can add your news instantly now — here


News Every Day

Ramon Cardenas aims to cement his contender status agains Jesus Ramirez Rubio tonight



Sports today


Новости тенниса
WTA

Свёнтек разгромила Кырстю и вышла в 1/8 финала турнира WTA-1000 в Мадриде



Спорт в России и мире
Москва

Шествие трубачей и уроки танцев: что ждет посетителей парков Москвы в майские праздники



All sports news today





Sports in Russia today

Москва

Шествие трубачей и уроки танцев: что ждет посетителей парков Москвы в майские праздники


Новости России

Game News

Garry's Mod is removing 20 years' worth of Nintendo-related items from its Steam Workshop following takedown request: 'It's Nintendo. Need more be said?'


Russian.city


Game News

Шапки женские вязаные на Wildberries, 2024 — новый цвет от 392 руб. (модель 466)


Губернаторы России
Бизнес

Бизнес-астролог Александра Секачева дала интервью журналу “Фокус внимания”


В Ростовском зоопарке сегодня гасили потовые марки из серии «Фауна России»

Шапки женские на Wildberries — скидки от 398 руб. (на новые оттенки)

В центре Москвы спасатели отловили змею тигрового окраса

Театральный фестиваль «Русская классика» стартует в Лобне 6 мая


Рэпер Баста благословил девушку на брак во время своего концерта

Джиган запретит дочери Ариеле встречаться с определенной категорией парней

«Это теперь не россияне»: Юрий Лоза прокомментировал намерение Хаматовой вернуться

Концерт «Стихи войны и мира. Баллада о своих»


Вероника Кудерметова завершила выступление на турнире WTA в Мадриде

Арина Соболенко призналась в том, что не любит женский теннис

Кто отец Дианы Джокович?

Елена Рыбакина рассказала о проблемах на турнире в Мадриде



Улан-Удэнский ЛВРЗ подвел производственные итоги первого квартала 2024 года

Шапки женские на Wildberries — скидки от 398 руб. (на новые оттенки)

По запросу Баку в Москве незаконно был задержан известный российский политолог Михаил Александров

Весенние субботники прошли на предприятиях «Московского» филиала ООО «ЛокоТех-Сервис»


Музей – завод «СырКультПросвет» открылся в Угличе

Отец из Панамы, школьная любовь и любимая еда: Елена Борщёва раскрыла все тайны на шоу ТВ-3 «Вкусно с Анфисой Чеховой»

Концерт «7 хитов И.С.Баха» в Эрмитажном театре

Владимир Путин поздравил ветеранов с 50-летием начала строительства Байкало-Амурской магистрали


Выставки, которые стоит посетить на майских праздниках

В Мытищах прошел концерт вокальной студии «Серебряные голоса»

2 тыс родителей выпускников с ОВЗ посетили собрание по инклюзивному образованию

Подмосковные проекты победили в Международном профессиональном конкурсе НОПРИЗ на лучший проект – 2023



Путин в России и мире






Персональные новости Russian.city
Сергей Шнуров

Матильда Шнурова примерила откровенный наряд в сетку



News Every Day

Paige Spiranac puts on busty display in plunging top as she lists the ‘things that drive me crazy’




Friends of Today24

Музыкальные новости

Персональные новости