Hispanic Origin

[Anonymous]

Yes, please deny your white privelige and proceed even further to the front of the line.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, please deny your white privelige and proceed even further to the front of the line.

Why does everyone keep using the term "white"? I know many Hispanic people who are very white, and privileged for that matter. I will bet you any dollar they are checking that box for their kids' applications.

[Anonymous]

But honestly, how do colleges enforce this? I know people who feel they can identify as Hispanic (for purposes of college admissions at least) with the most tenuous of connections.

[Anonymous]

Well, you know in your heart this is not why affirmative action was created. Imagine how you'd feel if your child was admitted and her name was forwarded to the campus Latino organization to ask if she wanted to join. This happened to my friend in college and she was mortified. She knew she'd just checked the box to get in to the school and sheepishly ignored the email invitations from the Latino student group.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think admissions preferences based on someone’s heritage are pretty racist: Larlo Lopez clearly can’t compete with Biff Biffington III because his skin is darker and his father spoke Spanish (in addition to English), therefore he must be less intelligent or motivated, so let’s get him a third of the way to the finish line so he can compete with Biff.

Nevermind about Braedon Ryan who was raised by a single mother with a revolving door of boyfriends who worked two jobs, and still couldn’t afford to pay for Braedon to play little league or be in the Boy Scouts, or have the internet at home. Braedon changed schools every other year—sometimes mid year because his mom had to find cheaper housing or another job—things Braedon is ashamed to admit to an admissions committee. But because Braedon and Biff both have blue eyes, they are judged through the same lens.

But until the elite realize how awful this practice is and abandon it, I would take advantage of it. You know Biff’s parents are buying every possible shortcut to Yale admission. Larlo’s parents should do the same.

Very well said.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:But honestly, how do colleges enforce this? I know people who feel they can identify as Hispanic (for purposes of college admissions at least) with the most tenuous of connections.

I guess they pull out the liberal lip, nose , hair, skin color , eye color handbook. 3 out of six mongoloid features get you in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think admissions preferences based on someone’s heritage are pretty racist: Larlo Lopez clearly can’t compete with Biff Biffington III because his skin is darker and his father spoke Spanish (in addition to English), therefore he must be less intelligent or motivated, so let’s get him a third of the way to the finish line so he can compete with Biff.

Nevermind about Braedon Ryan who was raised by a single mother with a revolving door of boyfriends who worked two jobs, and still couldn’t afford to pay for Braedon to play little league or be in the Boy Scouts, or have the internet at home. Braedon changed schools every other year—sometimes mid year because his mom had to find cheaper housing or another job—things Braedon is ashamed to admit to an admissions committee. But because Braedon and Biff both have blue eyes, they are judged through the same lens.

But until the elite realize how awful this practice is and abandon it, I would take advantage of it. You know Biff’s parents are buying every possible shortcut to Yale admission. Larlo’s parents should do the same.

Well, my daughter is repeatedly told by multiple teachers in her HS that the term racist only applies to Caucasians...so there’s that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think admissions preferences based on someone’s heritage are pretty racist: Larlo Lopez clearly can’t compete with Biff Biffington III because his skin is darker and his father spoke Spanish (in addition to English), therefore he must be less intelligent or motivated, so let’s get him a third of the way to the finish line so he can compete with Biff.

Nevermind about Braedon Ryan who was raised by a single mother with a revolving door of boyfriends who worked two jobs, and still couldn’t afford to pay for Braedon to play little league or be in the Boy Scouts, or have the internet at home. Braedon changed schools every other year—sometimes mid year because his mom had to find cheaper housing or another job—things Braedon is ashamed to admit to an admissions committee. But because Braedon and Biff both have blue eyes, they are judged through the same lens.

But until the elite realize how awful this practice is and abandon it, I would take advantage of it. You know Biff’s parents are buying every possible shortcut to Yale admission. Larlo’s parents should do the same.

Very well said.

The fact is - by percentile - more Latino and African-American children grow up in poverty than white (non-Latino) children. There are programs for poor kids no matter the race as well, such as First Generationcollege assistance. At my children’s school, most of the well off kids are Indian or white, and most of the poor children are Latino or African American. Even though I could claim heritage, I will not because my children are privileged.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If your kid isn’t Hispanic enough to have realized it before now, he’s not Hispanic.

And if your school registration paperwork says he’s white, and you try to change it now- huge red flag.

OP here. I don't believe I ever filled out any paperwork that asked if he was Hispanic. Of course I would have checked if he was white, because he is. The thing is, you can be Hispanic AND white. So there's that. And even if we didn't check that box in the past, there is no reason why we cannot now. It is true he is Hispanic by definition. So I don't see how there is a red flag. I can easily prove it by presenting my brith certificate, which shows my mother's birth place. I also have my mother's passport from her country of origin which shows the date that she came to the US. Not worried about red flags here.

The thing is, the more I think about it, the more I want to check that box. That's because there are so many other people like me doing the same thing, and legitimately. The system is obviously broken, and as a PP said, until they fix it, I will be checking the Hispanic box.

OP, you can go to school and officially change it to Hispanic. We were asked to show birth certificate, the kid was born in Puerto Rico.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Well, you know in your heart this is not why affirmative action was created. Imagine how you'd feel if your child was admitted and her name was forwarded to the campus Latino organization to ask if she wanted to join. This happened to my friend in college and she was mortified. She knew she'd just checked the box to get in to the school and sheepishly ignored the email invitations from the Latino student group.

Who knows - maybe OP’s son will learn more about the culture and embrace his heritage and give back to the Latino community?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Well, you know in your heart this is not why affirmative action was created. Imagine how you'd feel if your child was admitted and her name was forwarded to the campus Latino organization to ask if she wanted to join. This happened to my friend in college and she was mortified. She knew she'd just checked the box to get in to the school and sheepishly ignored the email invitations from the Latino student group.

Why would she be mortified? You can simply ignore. I'm actually Asian, and born in Asia. I wasn't too interested in any of the Asian groups when I was in college. (I had enough hobbies to pursue, and I didn't feel the need to join a group).

I simply ignored the emails and invites. No big deal.

OP - I say go ahead.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well, you know in your heart this is not why affirmative action was created. Imagine how you'd feel if your child was admitted and her name was forwarded to the campus Latino organization to ask if she wanted to join. This happened to my friend in college and she was mortified. She knew she'd just checked the box to get in to the school and sheepishly ignored the email invitations from the Latino student group.

Why would she be mortified? You can simply ignore. I'm actually Asian, and born in Asia. I wasn't too interested in any of the Asian groups when I was in college. (I had enough hobbies to pursue, and I didn't feel the need to join a group).

I simply ignored the emails and invites. No big deal.

OP - I say go ahead.

+ 1. Mortified! Tsk. Tsk. White people!!

[Anonymous]

NHRP's definition is interesting. My daughter was born in Mexico and is a dual US-Mexican citizen. She has spent 5 of her 14 years living in Latin America, attended Latin American schools, and is fluent in Spanish. She has a Spanish first name.

But DH and I are white, from the US--we've just lived overseas. So if being Hispanic is not based on race, does that mean that she is hispanic? After all, her ancestors weren't born in any of the countries listed on the NHRP website, but she was.

If she's not Hispanic, will her children be Hispanic? They will have an ancestor born in Mexico, thus fitting the NHRP definition.

[Anonymous]

This needs to be tighter regulated. Maybe to only first generation Hispanics and only lower socioeconomic blacks. Or, actually, even better, remove the question of race altogether.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If your kid isn’t Hispanic enough to have realized it before now, he’s not Hispanic.

And if your school registration paperwork says he’s white, and you try to change it now- huge red flag.

OP here. I don't believe I ever filled out any paperwork that asked if he was Hispanic. Of course I would have checked if he was white, because he is. The thing is, you can be Hispanic AND white. So there's that. And even if we didn't check that box in the past, there is no reason why we cannot now. It is true he is Hispanic by definition. So I don't see how there is a red flag. I can easily prove it by presenting my brith certificate, which shows my mother's birth place. I also have my mother's passport from her country of origin which shows the date that she came to the US. Not worried about red flags here.

The thing is, the more I think about it, the more I want to check that box. That's because there are so many other people like me doing the same thing, and legitimately. The system is obviously broken, and as a PP said, until they fix it, I will be checking the Hispanic box.

It is meant for oppressed Hispanic, not the oppressors of the oppressed Hispanic. I see this time and time again and it is disgusting.