What do the children of Two different Races are called!Do they go by mothers race or fathers race?

Question

For ex : Indian + caucasians,Hispanics +african americans,
Hispanics +Indian,Caucasians+hispanic,......etc...
I wanted to know what do call the offsprings of such parents?

Answer 1

Mulattos, Mestizos, Creoles, Octaroons, Metis. There are many different names for such offspring, often creating a new classification different from that of both parents. Different tribes will enrol children of mixed marriages as full and enfranchised members of the tribe, nation, or band. For some tribal rolls have already been closed (Creek and Cherokee in 1928) and only direct descendants of those already on the rolls may be entered. Apartheid in South Africa classed people as either White, Black, or Coloured. Miscegenation was forbidden and those of mixed or indiscriminate parentage were disenfranchised. Octaroons (1/8 Black) were at one time considered White, and later considered Black. Creoles (a mixture of all the races and languages, African, Spanish, Indian, French, and English) were a separate category that at various times was considered Black, French, or Spanish. A similar thing happened in Upstate New York with the Souters, groups of intermarried families dating from the time of the Revolutionary War , basically German speaking, mixing Palatinate Germans with outcast members of the Five Nations (mainly Mohawk) and freed or runaway slaves, some bringing their native Gullah into the dialect, this community was isolated until the Great Depression and WW II brought the highways and then Interstates into the Catskill mountains of Scoharie and Delaware Counties. These people are generally thought of as White or Caucasian. Souter used to be a stigma, but is now something of a mark of pride and distinction. The Metis of Canada and the Northern United States are thought of in Canada as a separate group belonging to the First Nations. They also identify as either French or Native (Usually Cree, Ojibwa, Algonkin, or MicMac). In the US their status is non distinct (encountering a greater deal of racial discrimination and higher rate of social pathologies). Hispanics often discriminate on the basis of colour or shade of the skin and purity of Spanish dialect, whether one is high or low born, peasants or landed gentry. There is frequent one-ups-manships in families as to who is more "pure". This happens in even greater frequency in West Indian society, which has a higher literacy and success rate than the general Black community. I can recall growing up that my mother, who was 1/2 Creek preferred to "pass" as high born Chicano. My brother had the square face, high cheekbones, and darker complexion. I am as fair as he was dark, with blonde hair, blue eyes, and very pronounced German features. If I even said I was "passing" everybody would laugh. When it came to making out my marriage license I told the County Clerk to write in "human" in the box marked race. All children are one family, and should be treated as such, each beautiful and valuable.

[TD I'm afraid I have to disagree with you on this one. Despite the mythology of the melting pot, America is one of the most racist societies on the face of God's green earth. Oriental Cultures, Muslims, Polynesians and many other societies have long practised greater and more open mixing. In Canada the cultural mosaic represents far greater respect for diversity of race and culture than the American mixing pot. Brazil, as our friend (((Moon))) says is a wide open society. Among many (but not all) Native Americans a person was far more valued for who s/he was than where or what colour they came from. There are still uncontested miscegenation laws on many of the books across the US. There is a very greatly disproportionate number of Blacks and Latinos in our prison population, which is the highest per capita in the world.]

Answer 2

Children Of Different Races

Answer 3

No! I think a father is the most important role model for a son. And if the kid is biracial, that doesn't change. But what colour his dad is doesn't matter. At least to me. The kid wouldn't care which is which. The kid would still be around black and white people and understand both cultures. But whatever. I just pray for the day black people can relax a bit about race. How come when you talk to them they are always talking about being black? Do you know they even get into degrees of blackness? Like being really dark is better, or worse, than creamy brown. So now biracial black dad is different from biracial white dad? Even though the kid would look exactly the same. What is going on? Chill out folks. We all brothas n sistas here. One day we all gonna look tha same. Tha jus wha happen when you stir cream in yo coffee G.

Answer 4

A. What does it matter? call them lovely little children... Race means NOTHING.
B. OK so I spoke to a lawyer once while filling out an application for student grants. I asked him what the repercussions would be for marking a different box than what I was (I went to a drastic with it I am Caucasian and asked about marking it African-American). He said that the Race should have NO difference on how much I receive. Therefore there would be no repercussions, and that I could mark the box for whichever race I felt like I more associated myself with. So if I felt like an African-American, Mark such. Now I did not test this theory and I marked the correct box for what the majority of my ethnicity is. But if an Attorney told me this I am inclined to believe that. Therefore if they feel or you feel they are more Indian then so be it.

Answer 5

There are very few places in the world where mixed race marriages are acceptable. The US was really the first true melting pot.

Inside of the base racial groups, there are subcultures and sects that are different from the norm. In many cases, it is unacceptable to marry between the classes as well. The cast system of Hinduism is similar.

Most groups have different names for mixed race children.

When they become adults, they have the choice of claiming whichever they want on the census form.

TD

Answer 6

Their Called Either Children, Or The Name Given To them By their Parents. I.e Mine Would Be JAZ! Race Aint An issue

Answer 7

If need be thet are call Mixed. Here in Hawaii ans California where it (being Mixed)is quite common and has been ever since the Missionaries came the Hawaiins we have our oen wird for it; Hapa which means half.

Answer 8

Biracial

Answer 9

When referring to the person's ethnicity, you're required to hyphenate the two ethnicities. If your father is Hispanic and your mother Indian, for example, your own ethnicity would be referred to as Hispanic-Indian. That's the only way to go about it. LOL. Or it could just be easier to refer to the person as "mixed race" or "half and half".

Answer 10

They're called mixed, biracial, or multiracial. The offspring of a white person & a minority usually identifies with his/her non-white side.