Would you consider her white or Asian? I know this young lady who considers herself white, but her maternal grandmother is Indian. She's pretty dark-a little too dark to be considered white. Just curious. I don't mean to sound offensive (for the easily offended).
2007-12-26 03:55:55 · 36 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
If your 75% caucasian then your caucasian with a mix of Indian.
2007-12-26 04:00:35 · answer #1 · answered by lovely 3 · 5⤊ 0⤋
I would say she is really 1/4 Asian Indian & 3/4 Caucasian.
2007-12-26 03:59:40 · answer #2 · answered by edysalt 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Was she raised indian? I know people that are mixed and they tend to go with however they were raised. For example a friend is 1/2 white 1/4 phillipino 1/4 Thai. Her mom is thai and phillipino (so maybe the that makes her 3/4 white? not sure) she was raised by her mom who only speaks taglog (phillipino) so she considers herself phillipino even tho shes only a little bit...
If she wants to be white let her.
2007-12-26 04:01:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
A person's race is a matter of identity. Contrary to popular belief, there really is not genetic basis for the idea of "race," and so any person can identify their race in any way that feels comfortable to them. While your friend's grandmother may be Indian, if your friend has been raised in a social environment that has lead her to identify with her Caucasian heritage instead of her Indian/Asian heritage, that is her right. She is "really" whatever she says she is, no matter what her skin color.
As Wikipedia says, "Many scientists have argued that race definitions are imprecise, arbitrary, derived from custom, have many exceptions, have many gradations, and that the numbers of races delineated vary according to the culture making the racial distinctions; thus they reject the notion that any definition of race pertaining to humans can have taxonomic rigour and validity. Today most scientists study human genotypic and phenotypic variation using concepts such as "population" and "clinal gradation". Many contend that while racial categorizations may be marked by phenotypic traits, the idea of race itself, and actual divisions of persons into races, are social constructs."
As the quote mentions, when classifying a person's race, it is necessary to consider the culture and society in which that person was raised. In America, for instance, one of the many unfortunate legacies of the racial slave system is the idea of the "one drop rule," meaning if at any point in a person's ancestry they have blood/genes from a person of any race other than Caucasian, they are not Caucasian. But even this rule defines only "white" and "non-white" people in America, and is therefore inherently flawed as well. What about the complex system of divisions within just the Latino/a community? There are people who identify with Puerto Rican heritage, Cuban heritage, Spanish heritage, Chicano heritage, etc., etc. And yet, most of the larger society simply groups these very culturally different people all under the label "Hispanic." In other places, such as the Latin American region, race is even more complex. Take a look at the list on this website (http://www.zonalatina.com/Zldata55.htm) to see how truly absurd racial categories can become.
Sorry for the lengthy answer, but as you can see, race is a complex and controversial issue. I hope that this information may help you understand it a little better.
2007-12-26 04:31:30 · answer #4 · answered by shawna 2 · 3⤊ 3⤋
How about, a person...why does it matter? Asian-American = American...right? If asked I would say 1/4 Indian and 3/4 whatever other mix makes her caucasion (hint: Caucasion is not a nationality)
2007-12-26 04:00:45 · answer #5 · answered by NE Guy 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Asian Indians are Caucasian. Look up the definition of "Caucasian." The girl is Caucasian.
2007-12-26 04:00:19 · answer #6 · answered by Mark 6 · 10⤊ 0⤋
Multicultural? Most of the students like this where I teach who have darker complexions refer to themselves as multicultural. But I would think that it would be up to her to define herself. If she associates primarily with white people and her white relatives, she will adopt the white culture and will probably consider herself white.
2007-12-26 04:03:41 · answer #7 · answered by Serious Trouble 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
She's either white with Asian heritage or white-Asian mixed... take your pick. But if you have to pick one or the other, she's white.
I'm 3/4 white, 1/4 Ojibwa and usually consider myself "white with Ojibwa heritage".
2007-12-26 04:23:36 · answer #8 · answered by Expat Mike 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
What she is is a beautiful person that has a special blend of people within. Being who I am I know alot about coming in different colors! It's not the color that makes the person, I guess it's her heritage, what customs does she practice? just a thought maybe a place to start to decide. Hope this helps.
2007-12-26 04:02:19 · answer #9 · answered by charisse908 1 · 2⤊ 2⤋
your mixed, or you could use either one actually.
I myself am Irish, English, Thai, Chinese, German and French.
Sometimes I say I'm Caucasian sometimes i said I'm Asian depends on the situation I'm in, IT's to hard to explain all that's in me.
2007-12-26 07:52:32 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋