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Can an adopted child check Hispanic box even though born in a non-Hispanic country?
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Anonymous
| Our son checked the Hispanic box when he applied to colleges a few years ago. The Hispanic is on his mom's side (grandfather born and raised in Argentina). Younger daughter will be applying to schools this year and she doesn't have the Hispanic blood because she is adopted. But technically, she has Hispanic "heritage" through adoption, correct? |
Anonymous
| Adopted in to a 1/8 Hispanic family does not really feel like a person who should check the box ... but if she feels ok with it then no one is likely to question it. |
Anonymous
| If she was an African American adopted in to a Caucasian family would she choose Caucasian? |
Anonymous
If his grandfather is Hispanic (and is the only one), his mom’s 1/2 Hispanic and her kids are 1/4. I say yes. Whatever amount of cultural diversity your son is bringing, your daughter is also, having been raised in the same family. |
Anonymous
+1 No, she should not check Hispanic. |
Anonymous
One is a culture/ethnicity and one is a race. Is she culturally Latinx? Then yes. |
Anonymous
| Check the box and take whatever bump it gets you. A latino grandparent qualifies you as hispanic. |
Anonymous
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When in doubt, check whatever benefits you.
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Anonymous
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A lezbian couple, one black one hispanic.
Adopted a white girl. What do you check. |
Anonymous
White Hispanic/Latinx Female |
Anonymous
White |
Anonymous
"more than one race" |
Anonymous
black hispanic (you can check both). |
Anonymous
Black is a race. It is inherited genetically. Am adopted child is the same race as their birth parents. Hispanic is a culture. It is learned. A child generally learns culture from their adoptive parents although there may be exceptions (e.g. older child adoption) |
Anonymous
| Do colleges check this sort of thing? How would colleges know whether a kid who checks hispanic actually is? |