Tuesday, October 14, 2003
ethnic groups
hahaah! so part of my job is to verify some data entry for physician's files. part of the new hire packet that is entered is of course the ethnic group. there are only a few and outdated categories:
~ american indian or alaskan native-all persons having origins in any of the original peoples of North America, and who maintain cultural identification through tribal affiliation or community recognition.
~ asian-all persons having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, the Indian Subcontinent. This area includes, for example, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, and the Philippine Islands. pacific islander-all persons having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Samoa, Guam, or the other Pacific Islands. aren't filipinos now considered pacific islanders?
~ black (notice that it doesn't say the politically correct african-american)-(Not of Hispanic origin)-all persons having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa.
~ hispanic-all persons of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Centra or South American, or other Spanish Culture or origin, regardless of race.
~ white (again, notice it doesn't say caucasian) (Not of Hispanic origin)-all persons having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, North Africa, or the Middle East.
first of all, there are may outdated definitions in this list. but, as i'm only a lowly clerk, i'm not exactly in power to make a significant change in this process.
schooling in irvine has trained us to be very diversity-aware and there are some who really try to erase the color lines out there. i came across one such physician file and i totally cracked up because you know what she indicated on her survey? she didn't select any of the ethnic group and instead wrote in her own box and indicated:
HUMAN
i totally cracked up!!!
edit: was this one of those, you had to be there moments? was this just funny to me?
~ american indian or alaskan native-all persons having origins in any of the original peoples of North America, and who maintain cultural identification through tribal affiliation or community recognition.
~ asian-all persons having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, the Indian Subcontinent. This area includes, for example, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, and the Philippine Islands. pacific islander-all persons having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Samoa, Guam, or the other Pacific Islands. aren't filipinos now considered pacific islanders?
~ black (notice that it doesn't say the politically correct african-american)-(Not of Hispanic origin)-all persons having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa.
~ hispanic-all persons of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Centra or South American, or other Spanish Culture or origin, regardless of race.
~ white (again, notice it doesn't say caucasian) (Not of Hispanic origin)-all persons having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, North Africa, or the Middle East.
first of all, there are may outdated definitions in this list. but, as i'm only a lowly clerk, i'm not exactly in power to make a significant change in this process.
schooling in irvine has trained us to be very diversity-aware and there are some who really try to erase the color lines out there. i came across one such physician file and i totally cracked up because you know what she indicated on her survey? she didn't select any of the ethnic group and instead wrote in her own box and indicated:
i totally cracked up!!!
edit: was this one of those, you had to be there moments? was this just funny to me?
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