I'm mexican, what is my race?
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nekokane (
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February 25th, 2022
One of my parents was born in Mexico and the other in Turkey. I, however, was born in the US. My parent that was born in Mexico said that my great grandma had Mayan roots. I am the first in my family to be born in the US. I don’t necessarily consider myself white but I’d like to know or at least have a basic idea of what race I could be considered as just for the satisfaction of knowing. Thank you.
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You are white with Latino/Hispanic ethnicity. Other people, like Dominicans are black and Latino/Hispanic.
Not nearly enough information to tell. All you said was that one of your 4 great grandmas had Mayan roots. I dunno, what do you feel like you are?
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My maternal grandparents came here from Mexico in 1914. My mother was born in Southern Claifornia. My paternal grandparents came to the US from Scotland in 1923. My father was also born in Southern California.
On questionnaires, I identify as White of Hispanic origin.
My roots are Bohemian, French, Scottish, German, Irish and English.
When people ask, I quote Bogart in Casablanca (I’m a drunkard) or Welles in Citizen Kane (I’m an American).
In America you are most likely white, unless you are Black or East Asian (what we used to call Oriental).
On the US census you would be white and Mexican/Hispanic/Latin American and Middle Eastern or West Asian. If your Mexican side is from Europe or Asian you can add that.
My husband is Mexican, and his mom’s family is Spanish and French and dad’s side is Israeli. On the census we put white and then countries where they ask that question. If they ask him on other forms he puts White and Hispanic.
Hispanic and Middle Eastern are not considered a race they are an ethnicity or national origin.
If you’re actually Mexican you’re native American/European, unless your ancestors managed to survive in one of the few pockets of pure indigenous people the Spanish didn’t get to.
That’s a good point, if you are part Native American/Indigenous there is a box to check for that too on some forms. There is one on the US Census.
Mostly, it is whatever you self-identify as.
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