If you are half asian is it better to ommit the asian part so that it's easier to get in?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't really see Obama as black. He is biracial. He was mostly raised by the Caucasian side of his family, right? My son is Caucasian and Hispanic. He is mostly being raised my his Caucasian side of the family (I'm a single mom). If he were to be elected president, it would be a stretch to say that he is the first Hispanic president mostly due to his upbringing. I've seen different choices on forms though. I usually check all of the boxes that apply and I've even created my own box (biracial).

You just described Jeb Bush' son. He identifies as white, but ackowledges his mother's Mexican heritage. I think if he ran for president and won, people would claim that he was the first Hispanic president.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I have wondered about a similar question, b/c I have two Chinese-American daughters, but my DH and I are Caucasian. I have wondered, when we get to this point, if it would make a difference one way or another as to which "box" they check (say, on college applications) and, if so, which one would be "better."

Your daughters, I assume adopted since you are both White, are Asian. They are not White simply because you raised them. You cannot take away their ethnicity and race.

Asian adoptee here. I always put Asian down as race, but will include Korean, Polish, and Italian as my ethnicities b/c I was raised with Polish and Italian heritage as well.

People can put that in their pipes and smoke it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have wondered about a similar question, b/c I have two Chinese-American daughters, but my DH and I are Caucasian. I have wondered, when we get to this point, if it would make a difference one way or another as to which "box" they check (say, on college applications) and, if so, which one would be "better."

Your daughters, I assume adopted since you are both White, are Asian. They are not White simply because you raised them. You cannot take away their ethnicity and race.

Asian adoptee here. I always put Asian down as race, but will include Korean, Polish, and Italian as my ethnicities b/c I was raised with Polish and Italian heritage as well.

People can put that in their pipes and smoke it.

Your ethnicity is your *genetic* heritage, not the culture you are brought up in. It's good that you embrace your other cultures, but that's not your ethnicity.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have wondered about a similar question, b/c I have two Chinese-American daughters, but my DH and I are Caucasian. I have wondered, when we get to this point, if it would make a difference one way or another as to which "box" they check (say, on college applications) and, if so, which one would be "better."

Your daughters, I assume adopted since you are both White, are Asian. They are not White simply because you raised them. You cannot take away their ethnicity and race.

Asian adoptee here. I always put Asian down as race, but will include Korean, Polish, and Italian as my ethnicities b/c I was raised with Polish and Italian heritage as well.

People can put that in their pipes and smoke it.

I am the first PP who inquired about what her Chinese-American daughters should do. That sound fine to me, PP (and thank you for your input). I don't see why others would have a problem with it at all. (?)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have wondered about a similar question, b/c I have two Chinese-American daughters, but my DH and I are Caucasian. I have wondered, when we get to this point, if it would make a difference one way or another as to which "box" they check (say, on college applications) and, if so, which one would be "better."

Your daughters, I assume adopted since you are both White, are Asian. They are not White simply because you raised them. You cannot take away their ethnicity and race.

Asian adoptee here. I always put Asian down as race, but will include Korean, Polish, and Italian as my ethnicities b/c I was raised with Polish and Italian heritage as well.

People can put that in their pipes and smoke it.

I am the first PP who inquired about what her Chinese-American daughters should do. That sound fine to me, PP (and thank you for your input). I don't see why others would have a problem with it at all. (?)

PS I think I have seen you post other times on similar thread about adoption, Asian adoption, etc. You have a twin sister, and you are also an adoptive parent as well? If you are the same poster I am thinking of, I always appreciate your input!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Asian adoptee here. I always put Asian down as race, but will include Korean, Polish, and Italian as my ethnicities b/c I was raised with Polish and Italian heritage as well.

People can put that in their pipes and smoke it.

Your ethnicity is your *genetic* heritage, not the culture you are brought up in. It's good that you embrace your other cultures, but that's not your ethnicity.

PP #1: I was adopted from Korea, but I also consider myself Polish-American and Italian-American, because my family is Polish-American and Italian-American.
PP #2: Too bad, you're not Polish-American or Italian-American. You're Korean, and that's it.

Really, PP #2?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have wondered about a similar question, b/c I have two Chinese-American daughters, but my DH and I are Caucasian. I have wondered, when we get to this point, if it would make a difference one way or another as to which "box" they check (say, on college applications) and, if so, which one would be "better."

Your daughters, I assume adopted since you are both White, are Asian. They are not White simply because you raised them. You cannot take away their ethnicity and race.

Asian adoptee here. I always put Asian down as race, but will include Korean, Polish, and Italian as my ethnicities b/c I was raised with Polish and Italian heritage as well.

People can put that in their pipes and smoke it.

Your ethnicity is your *genetic* heritage, not the culture you are brought up in. It's good that you embrace your other cultures, but that's not your ethnicity.

You are wrong; your ethnicity is entirely a cultural construct. You're thinking of race, which most sociologists deem just a social construct too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have wondered about a similar question, b/c I have two Chinese-American daughters, but my DH and I are Caucasian. I have wondered, when we get to this point, if it would make a difference one way or another as to which "box" they check (say, on college applications) and, if so, which one would be "better."

Your daughters, I assume adopted since you are both White, are Asian. They are not White simply because you raised them. You cannot take away their ethnicity and race.

Asian adoptee here. I always put Asian down as race, but will include Korean, Polish, and Italian as my ethnicities b/c I was raised with Polish and Italian heritage as well.

People can put that in their pipes and smoke it.

Your ethnicity is your *genetic* heritage, not the culture you are brought up in. It's good that you embrace your other cultures, but that's not your ethnicity.

I'm not the PP, but that's bullsh&t.

IMO, the Asian adoptee can put down whatever the hell she pleases. The questions on these applications are absurd and really nobody should even be asking them in this day an age.

[Anonymous]

Do you absolutely have to fill out the question?? I would think choosing not to identify race should be an option.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have wondered about a similar question, b/c I have two Chinese-American daughters, but my DH and I are Caucasian. I have wondered, when we get to this point, if it would make a difference one way or another as to which "box" they check (say, on college applications) and, if so, which one would be "better."

Your daughters, I assume adopted since you are both White, are Asian. They are not White simply because you raised them. You cannot take away their ethnicity and race.

Asian adoptee here. I always put Asian down as race, but will include Korean, Polish, and Italian as my ethnicities b/c I was raised with Polish and Italian heritage as well.

People can put that in their pipes and smoke it.

Your ethnicity is your *genetic* heritage, not the culture you are brought up in. It's good that you embrace your other cultures, but that's not your ethnicity.

I'm not the PP, but that's bullsh&t.

IMO, the Asian adoptee can put down whatever the hell she pleases. The questions on these applications are absurd and really nobody should even be asking them in this day an age.

I'm PP. I wasn't addressing whether the question on a form was absurd or not. I was simply stating what ethnicity meant. The PP I was addressing stated ".. as my ethnicities b/c I was raised with... ". I could care less what you actually put down on a form.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have wondered about a similar question, b/c I have two Chinese-American daughters, but my DH and I are Caucasian. I have wondered, when we get to this point, if it would make a difference one way or another as to which "box" they check (say, on college applications) and, if so, which one would be "better."

Your daughters, I assume adopted since you are both White, are Asian. They are not White simply because you raised them. You cannot take away their ethnicity and race.

Many times I see the question written, "Mark the race you most identify with," or something to that extent. That is why Obama is black even though he's 50% white. Technically because he is 50/50 he is mixed but he gets away with being black because that's how he identifies himself (and because he can claim racism from whites easier).

I was born in the US and whenever there's the choice of Native American, I choose that even though technically I am white - I identify as Native American.

Lol Obama "gets away" with being black? America would never let him be anything other than black. That one-drop rule is too engrained in our culture.

Just like I can't get away with being anything other than Asian because I'm half Asian, and my DC who is 1/4 Asian is still considered Asian.

[Anonymous]

^ well, don't check-it on college applications - at least not at top colleges.

[Anonymous]

The ignorance and racism on this board never ceases to astound me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have wondered about a similar question, b/c I have two Chinese-American daughters, but my DH and I are Caucasian. I have wondered, when we get to this point, if it would make a difference one way or another as to which "box" they check (say, on college applications) and, if so, which one would be "better."

My heart goes out to Trans racially adopted kids whose parents are clueless about race and want to pretend their kids are white. Once they are adults and out on their own they lose their "honorary white ststus (here is an article about this http://www.npr.org/2014/01/26/266434175/growing-up-white-transracial-adoptee-learned-to-be-black)