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[quote=Anonymous]Here is the story... applying to privates for the first time. One parent is 100% European Caucasian. On the other side, one grandparent is from Latin America and one grandparent is from the Middle East. Both look totally Caucasian. Child appears 100% Caucasian and the culture child was raised in is classic "east coast elite." Not a lot of family around, so minimal exposure to Latin or Middle Eastern culture while growing up. On the Ravenna application, they request "ethnicity" not "race." My understanding is that race is determined by how you look (hair, bone structure, skin color, etc.) whereas ethnicity is determined by the social and cultural groups you belong to. And.. you can have multiple ethnicities. What do we put on the application? Child wants to include all three and identifies as all three. Parent that is 1/2 Latino and 1/2 Middle Eastern feels that is disingenuous. Thoughts? [/quote]
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