The way the state of Georgia defines Hispanic...

BabyBlank

I am totally jumping in late on this, but I was reading all of the previous posts. I really hope I'm not stirring the pot, but I want to share this because it makes me scratch my head.

Let's say you are enrolling your child who was born in Mexico. In the state of Georgia, when you enroll your child in school, you have to check an Ethnicity box for whether your child is Hispanic/Latino. However, being Hispanic or Latino is an ETHNICTY - not a race. If you check that they are Hispanic/Latino, you then have to check what race they are - American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian, Black/African American, Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander or White. 

This new system is so confusing for everyone involved. 

Mrs_Liberto

After all of Preppy's posts and this post, it seems to me that Georgia hasn't advanced much since Atlanta burned.

 

ginifred

Haha.  You got that right.  @ what Mrs_Liberto said

BabyBlank

fredalina:

i don't know about enrolling from school, but i remember seeing forms (medical maybe? not sure) that have a box for "White Non-Hispanic" and "White Hispanic".  (Some say Caucasian in place of White; i've seen it both ways).

What if your child was born in the U.S. but both parents were born in Mexico?

It would still be the same situation.

I've had so many parents tell me - but, we aren't any of those things...we are hispanic. I'm like, "I know....I don't know what to tell you..."

ValentineBB

fredalina:

i don't know about enrolling from school, but i remember seeing forms (medical maybe? not sure) that have a box for "White Non-Hispanic" and "White Hispanic".  (Some say Caucasian in place of White; i've seen it both ways).

What if your child was born in the U.S. but both parents were born in Mexico?

Here is what is on the Employment Application at my company.  This is pretty standard for EEOP reporting.

WHITE (Not of Hispanic Origin): A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, North Africa, or the Middle East.

BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN (Not of Hispanic Origin): A person having origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa. Terms such as Haitian can be used in addition to Black or African American

ASIAN: A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, Indian Subcontinent including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand and Vietnam.

AMERICAN INDIAN OR ALASKAN NATIVE: A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North America and South America (including Central America), and who maintains tribal affiliation or community attachment.

NATIVE HAWAIIAN OR OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER: A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands.

HISPANIC OR LATINO (White race only): A person of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American, or other Spanish culture or origin and of the White race.

HISPANIC OR LATINO (All other races): A person of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American, or other Spanish culture or origin and of any race other than White.

preppynewlywed

Mrs_Liberto:

After all of Preppy's posts and this post, it seems to me that Georgia hasn't advanced much since Atlanta burned.

 

Truer words have never been spoken.

Atlanta is one thing...outside of ATL?  It is like a whole different state.

Hence why I always say "I miss the East Coast."  Georgia is not at all what I expected...even though it has been a fun 4 years in ATL.

BabyBlank

ValentineBB:

fredalina:

i don't know about enrolling from school, but i remember seeing forms (medical maybe? not sure) that have a box for "White Non-Hispanic" and "White Hispanic".  (Some say Caucasian in place of White; i've seen it both ways).

What if your child was born in the U.S. but both parents were born in Mexico?

Here is what is on the Employment Application at my company.  This is pretty standard for EEOP reporting.

WHITE (Not of Hispanic Origin): A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, North Africa, or the Middle East.

BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN (Not of Hispanic Origin): A person having origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa. Terms such as Haitian can be used in addition to Black or African American

ASIAN: A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, Indian Subcontinent including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand and Vietnam.

AMERICAN INDIAN OR ALASKAN NATIVE: A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North America and South America (including Central America), and who maintains tribal affiliation or community attachment.

NATIVE HAWAIIAN OR OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER: A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands.

HISPANIC OR LATINO (White race only): A person of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American, or other Spanish culture or origin and of the White race.

HISPANIC OR LATINO (All other races): A person of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American, or other Spanish culture or origin and of any race other than White.

This makes sense. This is how we use to do it...