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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Are "white Hispanics" included in BIPOC?[/quote]

White Latina here and no, I do not consider myself BIPOC. Technically I do have some indigenous ancestry (more than Elizabeth Warren), so I think it is a bit of a gray area. But most people who don't know me see me as White and treat me as such which is different from how my friends and family who are BIPOC are treated.[/quote]

Your employer considers you Hispanic in its calculations of diversity.  Absolutely no doubt about it.  Your appearance and language make no difference.  If you have a Latin sound name they will assume it.  OTOH, if you have an Anglo sounding name and everything else is the same, they won't.  If you look at employer or school data, there is a reason that institutions that used to have 5-10 percent diversity suddenty have 30-40 percent.  They are looking for people who can check different boxes regardless of whether that is reflected in anything else about the person.[/quote]

Are you suggesting I'm not as qualified as my White coworkers because I'm Latina?[/quote]

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