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[quote=Anonymous]I don't know if Filipinos consider themselves Hispanic?

Other than the Catholic faith and surnames the legacy of Spain in the Philippines is pretty minor now. Practically no Spanish is spoken. Tagalog is the language and the educated Filipinos also speak English. They don't have the Latino culture.

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I can beat that. My grandfather is from Spain. I can legitimately check the Hispanic box. And I do![/quote]

Had a friend like this. White, reddish hair. Spanish surname.  Checked the box and presumably it helped with admission to very good school.[/quote]

What do you guys do when the Hispanic/Latino-based organizations try to recruit you to join and support their causes once you reach campus? [/quote]

What a funny question. Do you think all black (or Asian) students join the black-based organizations approaching them?[/quote]

Of course not, if you have no interest, that's perfectly fine.  But, if you're dumbfounded as to why these groups are reaching out, well that says something.

These organizations will have your name btw because of how you identified on your application.  [/quote]

Well, you'd have to be pretty dumb to be dumbfounded, especially with such a broad category as Hispanic is. Remember, it's an ethnicity, not a race, and every Latino/s knows a dozen options for someone to be "White, reddish hair. Spanish surname" and perfectly Hispanic/ Latino.

Believe it or not, but skin color, or hair color, is pretty much irrelevant to us.[/quote]

Asians can have Hispanic surnames.  Is your red-headed friend Hispanic or not? Yes there is no universal look, however your first post implies you believe it's a white person trying to game the system.  Otherwise why would you post this? [/quote]

+1.

Btw, you could also be both Asian and Hispanic, like a good number of Filipinos are.

This whole racial/ ethnic classification system makes no sense in the 21st century.[/quote][/quote]

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