Multiracial Census Question Sparks Debate Across America
The census shift lets U S residents mark multiple races and an ethnicity box starting Jan 1 2003 sparking concerns of fraud and under representation. Officials cite mixed heritage cases such as Tiger Woods and Colgate and Syracuse University affiliates while NAACP voices warn about political and programmatic impact.
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Claudette Bennet
Census Bureau
Washington, D.C
Bennett
Critage
Eir
Dan- 4S Holliman
Syracuse University
Tiger Woods
NAACP
Holliman
Donna Reese
Syracuse-Onondaga
Latinos reject simple racial labels in United States
Latino adults discuss race and identity amid census trends. Carlos Dimas, immigrant from El Salvador, skips race boxes, sometimes writing Latino himself. Experts note Latin American class divisions shape views, and the 1970s move to add Spanish origin aimed to avoid racial labeling. The Census now allows multiple race selections to reflect diversity.
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Carlos Dimas
Dimas
America
el Salvador
U.S. Census Bureau
Silvio Tores-Salliant
Syracuse University
Torres-Salliant
Dominican Republic
United States
Latin America
Fanny Villareal de Canavan
Peru
Villareal de Canavan
Spanish Action League
Census Bureau
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