Is half Asian (Indian)/half Caucasian a “person of color”?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am half Indian and half white, and I definitely consider myself mixed race. Because I am, and more to your point I'm not white, so yes I am a person of color. I don't walk around spouting it off, but I am proud of my mixed heritage. Why would I consider myself White?

Um, because you are also white?

[Anonymous]

Yes. And yes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am half Indian and half white, and I definitely consider myself mixed race. Because I am, and more to your point I'm not white, so yes I am a person of color. I don't walk around spouting it off, but I am proud of my mixed heritage. Why would I consider myself White?

Um, because you are also white?

How many people think of Barack Obama as being a white man?

[Anonymous]

My kids are half Indian half white, but look pure white (blue eyes/brown hair). I still mark them as mixed race bc that’s what they are. And as for the Dravidian poster, I’m a dark Dravidian. Genetics works in mysterious ways.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am half Indian and half white, and I definitely consider myself mixed race. Because I am, and more to your point I'm not white, so yes I am a person of color. I don't walk around spouting it off, but I am proud of my mixed heritage. Why would I consider myself White?

Um, because you are also white?

How many people think of Barack Obama as being a white man?

The world sees President Obama as Black. And he is truly African-American (half African and half American).

[Anonymous]

I’m 1/4 Asian and look completely white but don’t consider myself Asian. My dad is 1/2 Asian and looks Asian but considers himself white because it’s “better”.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Would he/she be considered for diversity enrollment in schools?

TIA

Yes and yes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m 1/4 Asian and look completely white but don’t consider myself Asian. My dad is 1/2 Asian and looks Asian but considers himself white because it’s “better”.

Not the point of the thread but thanks for sharing.

[Anonymous]

Yes. Of course. If you go to Alabama would this person be considered white? Obviously not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes. Of course. If you go to Alabama would this person be considered white? Obviously not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am half Indian and half white, and I definitely consider myself mixed race. Because I am, and more to your point I'm not white, so yes I am a person of color. I don't walk around spouting it off, but I am proud of my mixed heritage. Why would I consider myself White?

Um, because you are also white?

I don't call myself Indian either.

I am mixed race.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am half Indian and half white, and I definitely consider myself mixed race. Because I am, and more to your point I'm not white, so yes I am a person of color. I don't walk around spouting it off, but I am proud of my mixed heritage. Why would I consider myself White?

Um, because you are also white?

I don't call myself Indian either.

I am mixed race.

That’s stupid. Mixed race is nothing. You ARE Indian and you ARE also white.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am half Indian and half white, and I definitely consider myself mixed race. Because I am, and more to your point I'm not white, so yes I am a person of color. I don't walk around spouting it off, but I am proud of my mixed heritage. Why would I consider myself White?

Um, because you are also white?

I don't call myself Indian either.

I am mixed race.

Yeah sure, but you are not white. And that makes you a person of "color."

[Anonymous]

My kids are half and half, and maybe people would refer to them as POC but I don’t think in those terms. They’re just American. Their ethnicity is mixed. Half Indian and half all the mixed/Europeanish things I have on my side.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kids are half and half, and maybe people would refer to them as POC but I don’t think in those terms. They’re just American. Their ethnicity is mixed. Half Indian and half all the mixed/Europeanish things I have on my side.

My kids are also half and half, and I do think in those terms. They are mixed, but no one would call the Caucasian (i.e. white). The world will see them as having "color" and I have raised them to recognize that.