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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This forum is way too consumed about race. [/quote]

I actually think this is an interesting discussion. And there are so many scenarios and interpretations.

--Like the single white mom whose sperm donor is Latino
--the Latina woman who adopted a child from Russia. 
--Similarly I am friends with a white couple who adopted their daughter. One of the girl's biological parents is Hispanic. She has an open adoption so sees her biological family once per year or something. So technically, she IS Hispanic. Culturally, though, she is not being raised in that environment. 
--My (adopted) daughter is Asian. We are white. We do minimal Chinese cultural things (We did when she was younger. My daughter is just not interested AT ALL). She is clearly Asian because she looks Asian. And she checked Asian because she is, but is it just because she looks that way? Is it because of her DNA?
--My daughter has a friend who is Jewish. Her ancestors were from Eastern Europe. When her grandparents escaped, they went to Cuba. Her mother moved to Florida where my daughter's friend was born and raised. She says she is Hispanic because her mother is from Cuba. 
--Lastly, my daughter has another friend whose grandfather is 1/4 Native American, which makes my daughter's friend 1/16. They are on the rolls for their tribe. Is she enough Native American?

There is no right answer. Probably best described by the Facebook relationship category. It's complicated.[/quote]

Your daughter should check white because that's the culture she identifies with. Like with the lady who had a Latina daughter, the fact that this may give her an advantage is totally a happy coincidence.[/quote]

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