Is a child of a white north European woman (caucasoid) and a south Asian (caucasoid) man considered white? Or how it will appear on the statistics
Just wondering.
2006-11-30 23:00:03 · 19 answers · asked by Elizabeth 2 in Social Science ➔ Anthropology
well..for someone who asked. I'm white, but my avatar just happens to be darker since I don't try to make it remind me.
2006-11-30 23:05:22 · update #1
He is white.
2006-11-30 23:01:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 5⤋
Hapas...half Asians
Depends what country they are in and how they self identify as well as their given features...have to take all of those into consideration. But they will most likely blend in to society better if they are in a white dominated country.
I have a friend who claims both sides, although she looks more Caucasion, but what about the actress/model Devon Aoki from Fast and the Furious? She looks Asian...although she still has a right to ID however she pleases.
2006-11-30 23:03:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
I disagree with most of the responders it seems. I don't think your race is your choice any more then your natural hair color. You are born with it. Tiger woods can't decide to be black any more than Michael Jackson can decide to be white. I think it shouldn't be a question from the government because they are supposed to treat us equally. Clearly the example you gave is a caucasion. The US government seems to like to devide the caucasion race. For example someone of spanish origin is a latino even if he is an obvious caucasion. The reason is purely political.
2006-12-01 10:36:00 · answer #3 · answered by JimZ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would say it is up the the person to chose how they want to be identified. There are many options of course, however, normally white would be correct in this case, however, Asian is also acceptable. It really depends on what the person decides he or she is. Take Tiger Woods, he considers himself black, even with an Aisan mother, however, he also respect the Aisan culture as he goes to Aisa and participates in Aisan things.
2006-11-30 23:13:28 · answer #4 · answered by redhotboxsoxfan 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
it depends on how you view yourself. for instance, a child of an African American woman and a white north European man is equally half and half. So he might see himself as African American, or he might see himself as Caucasian.
On the census, there is a "more than one race" box and you can put as many as you want. In the statistics, you would then be characterized as "more than one race"
2006-12-01 01:49:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
We need stop using the colour white to describe certain people. Have you ever come across a human being the colour of milk?
So why do we say that some people are the colour of milk?
2006-12-01 20:29:55 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess white. Depending though, if he looks more like daddy, people will consider him South Asian I suppose.
2006-12-01 01:16:28 · answer #7 · answered by Lotus Phoenix 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the parents preference. Often parents are asked, white, black, asian, hispanic (those are the four most listed on an AMerican questionairre)
If the parents aren't asked, generally, it is someone who bases this answer on skin color.
2006-11-30 23:04:17 · answer #8 · answered by Mckayla M 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As far as statistics go, he can be either, which ever one he says he is. However, he might want to say he's Asian as he gets older. Minorities often have an advantage when applying for things like scholarships, or when trying to get into college.
2006-11-30 23:10:21 · answer #9 · answered by GreyGHost29 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
White=Overall population
Asian, haspanic,black=Minority
2006-12-01 16:21:33 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both are white. Forget the statistics.
2006-12-01 10:34:19 · answer #11 · answered by rico3151 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋