October 25, 2004
Don't fence me in
by Liza Sabater
The New York Times > National > Hispanics Resist Racial Grouping by Census
Zunilda Diaz, 48, said she would describe herself as white even though her mother is a dark-skinned woman who would be considered black in the United States. Nelly de la Rosa, who is 33 and has chocolate brown skin, said she would choose "some other race."
Without that option, she said, she would be hard pressed to pick a racial category.
"We have so much mixture," said Ms. de la Rosa, who said she is described as morena or india at home. "These other census categories just don't reflect who we are."
Posted by Liza Sabater in America Latina, Blatino, Ethnicity, Race, Sidelinks
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