FROM THE CENSUS BUREAU I received a survey from the Census Bureau this week just because I am on their mailing list. It had the following questions: What sex were you assigned at birth, on your original birth certificate? Male Female Do you currently describe yourself a male, female, or transgender? Select all that apply. Male Female Transgender I use a different term, please specify: ______________ Are you of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin? Yes No What is your race? Please select one or more. White Black or African [...]
Comments to Washington
Project RACE was recently invited by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to give our comments on adding a Multiracial category to federal forms, including the census. We had six Project RACE representatives on the conference call, and we did extremely well. Below are the arguments of Deb Ewing. You can find Mulatto on the 1890 US Census, along with Octoroon and Quadroon, to enumerate the percentage of a person’s mixed race. But in 1930 a person who was both black and white got written down as black, as was a person [...]
Race and Medicine
Race and Medicine I went to see a new doctor yesterday and while I was waiting in the exam room, I noticed a small statue of a black doctor treating a small black boy. While I thought it was a nice touch, I started to wonder if people really do seek out a physician of the same race or ethnicity. I tend to seek out the best doctor I can find, regardless of their ancestry. The new doctor came in and he was obviously Asian. We got to talking and [...]
BREAKING NEWS!
BREAKING NEWS! January 26, 2018 Project RACE received an email from the Census Bureau today with the subject: UPDATE ON 2020 CENSUS QUESTIONS ON RACE AND ETHNICITY. The Office of Management and Budget was supposed to issue their guidelines for the 2020 Census prior to 2018 and they did not. A variety of changes were proposed. Therefore, the bureau will utilize the following for the 2018 Census Test in Providence County, Rhode Island and most likely follow through with them on the 2020 Census: A separate category for [...]