Race on census and other forms
Piggy-backing on the conversation about who's Latino, I was wondering what people mark for race on census and other forms.
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Over the years I have been labeled white, Chicano Mexican/American Latino.
There is one label that I don't like and won't choose, though it is often chosen for me.
I do not like Hispanic. Never have, never will. I guess that it is because it a word that is not said with pride. It sounds too much like spic. I was called this too many times as a kid by racists.
I am Mexican and American and proud to be both.
As to race, I have a few. Before working on genealogy, I thought that I would find about half indian ancestors and about half European ancestors. I was surprised to find that the mix was different than what I expected. From one grandparent I traced only white ancestors. From another grandparent I found over 90% confirmed white with only a few percentages of confirmed indian. With the other two grandparents, not married to each other, I again found the majority to be white but both descended from the same mulato labeled as such in the early 1700s. I do believe this
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I have checked all the boxes that I thought applied: Mexican, White Latino, Native American (Native American nation: Mexican).
Victoriano Navarro
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