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Does NPR really think that the population of America is composed of only two elements — whites and minorities? I don't think so. Ken Wibecan, Schuyler Falls, New York NPR guests, hosts and correspondents used the term in nearly 80 stories in the last year, not counting the hourly newscasts. Ken Wibecan, a listener from Schuyler Falls, NY, wrote to us: "Many people use [minority] when they really mean African American or Latino. That it is not only inaccurate, but it is also offensive...Does NPR really think that the population of America is composed of only two elements — whites and minorities? I don't think so. And if not, isn't it time to retire that insulting word and use more specific designations instead?" Already, just over a third of the country is Latino, black or Asian American, according to the Tell Me More projected that non-whites will become the majority of the U.S. population by roughly 2050. Add growing inter-marriage to the mix and the lines between majority and minority are becoming ever more blurred. NPR's own vice president of diversity, Keith Woods, Yet, the American Constitution is built largely around the concept of protecting minority rights. African-Americans and Latinos have indeed suffered historically because they lacked voting weight to defend their rights, or socially were on the margin. So, it would seem that the word "minority" in describing a racial or ethnic group is useful in some instances. But which ones? This seems a good project for th...

Table of Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • What is a minority family? Minority groups are said to have unequal or limited access to power in a society (Mindel, Habenstein, & Wright, 1988). … Families contribute members to society for the workforce. They socialize children and make them productive members of society. What is a minority person? A minority person is a citizen of the United States who is African American, Hispanic, Native American, Asian Pacific, or Asian Indian. African American is a US citizen who has origins in any of the African racial groups of Africa, and is regarded as such by the community of which the person claims to be a part. What are different types of family ecologies? We propose an ecological systems approach to family narratives that describes three dynamically interacting systems of family narratives: shared family narratives, communicative family narratives, and family history. What are the 5 minority groups? There are seven key minority and indigenous groupings: Latinos (including Puerto Ricans), African Americans, Asian Americans, Arab and other Middle Eastern Americans, Native Americans, Native Hawai’ians and other Pacific Islanders, and Alaska Natives. What is minority caste? Ans. Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, Buddhists, Jain and Zorastrians (Parsis) have been notified as minority communities under Section 2 (c) of the National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992. As per the Census 2011, the percentage of ...

We human beings very often differentiate ourselves from others by highlighting other’s cast, color, social status, wealth, sexual orientation or religion and cluster them to a group called “Minority” by identifying ourselves as “Majority”. However, your personality says otherwise. Let’s first examine ourselves before coming to a conclusion. As discussed in part one of the personality article, your personality is a combination of many traits which include our pattern of thoughts, emotions and behaviors.Our thoughts are a symbolic response of our inner world’s stimulus and it can also be triggered as a result of an extrinsic stimulus.The thoughts play a vital role in our personality as it serves as an input for our emotions and intricate our behavioral patterns. Even though we all experience certain common thoughts, our thoughts are unique to ourselves because it’s a reflection of our unconscious collection of experiences and expectations. We human beings are very good at reasoning our behavior or our perception on any other person by way of generalizing our own experiences. We do judge others by using these inductive reasoning. Even though we think humans as a logical animal, it is not always the case because our pattern of thinking, reasoning and decision making is limited by many reasons. Therefore, we do tend to make use of our experiences as a base for our decision making, sometime we do judge people and events based on “if then reason”. To make it simpler to understand...

At UCSF our working definition of an underrepresented minority (URM) is someone whose racial or ethnic makeup is from one of the following: • African American / Black • Asian: Filipino, Hmong*, or Vietnamese • Hispanic / Latinx • Native American / Alaskan Native • Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander • Two or more races, when one or more are from the preceding racial and ethnic categories in this list * Hmong is not an explicit option on the UC employment forms at this time. Are you creating or chairing a committee? Please see the

When you are writing, you need to Terms used to refer to racial and ethnic groups continue to change over time. One reason for this is simply personal preference; preferred designations are as varied as the people they name. Another reason is that designations can become dated over time and may hold negative connotations. When describing racial and ethnic groups, be appropriately specific and sensitive to issues of labeling as described in Race refers to physical differences that groups and cultures consider socially significant. For example, people might identify their race as Aboriginal, African American or Black, Asian, European American or White, Native American, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, Māori, or some other race. Ethnicity refers to shared cultural characteristics such as language, ancestry, practices, and beliefs. For example, people might identify as Latino or another ethnicity. Be clear about whether you are referring to a racial group or to an ethnic group. Race is a social construct that is not universal, so one must be careful not to impose racial labels on ethnic groups. Whenever possible, use the racial and/or ethnic terms that your participants themselves use. Be sure that the racial and ethnic categories you use are as clear and specific as possible. For example, instead of categorizing participants as Asian American or Hispanic American, you could use more specific labels that identify their nation or region of origin, such as Japanese American ...

Have you been wondering about your ethnicity? To get the answer, you can take this, what is my ethnicity quiz? Ethnicity is associated with a culture that one identifies themselves with. You cannot base the ethnicity that you come from based on your race. The quiz below is designed to narrow down things for you and determine what ethnicity you come from. After getting your result, do share it with your friends to find what their ethnicity is.

At UCSF our working definition of an underrepresented minority (URM) is someone whose racial or ethnic makeup is from one of the following: • African American / Black • Asian: Filipino, Hmong*, or Vietnamese • Hispanic / Latinx • Native American / Alaskan Native • Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander • Two or more races, when one or more are from the preceding racial and ethnic categories in this list * Hmong is not an explicit option on the UC employment forms at this time. Are you creating or chairing a committee? Please see the

Table of Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • What is a minority family? Minority groups are said to have unequal or limited access to power in a society (Mindel, Habenstein, & Wright, 1988). … Families contribute members to society for the workforce. They socialize children and make them productive members of society. What is a minority person? A minority person is a citizen of the United States who is African American, Hispanic, Native American, Asian Pacific, or Asian Indian. African American is a US citizen who has origins in any of the African racial groups of Africa, and is regarded as such by the community of which the person claims to be a part. What are different types of family ecologies? We propose an ecological systems approach to family narratives that describes three dynamically interacting systems of family narratives: shared family narratives, communicative family narratives, and family history. What are the 5 minority groups? There are seven key minority and indigenous groupings: Latinos (including Puerto Ricans), African Americans, Asian Americans, Arab and other Middle Eastern Americans, Native Americans, Native Hawai’ians and other Pacific Islanders, and Alaska Natives. What is minority caste? Ans. Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, Buddhists, Jain and Zorastrians (Parsis) have been notified as minority communities under Section 2 (c) of the National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992. As per the Census 2011, the percentage of ...

When you are writing, you need to Terms used to refer to racial and ethnic groups continue to change over time. One reason for this is simply personal preference; preferred designations are as varied as the people they name. Another reason is that designations can become dated over time and may hold negative connotations. When describing racial and ethnic groups, be appropriately specific and sensitive to issues of labeling as described in Race refers to physical differences that groups and cultures consider socially significant. For example, people might identify their race as Aboriginal, African American or Black, Asian, European American or White, Native American, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, Māori, or some other race. Ethnicity refers to shared cultural characteristics such as language, ancestry, practices, and beliefs. For example, people might identify as Latino or another ethnicity. Be clear about whether you are referring to a racial group or to an ethnic group. Race is a social construct that is not universal, so one must be careful not to impose racial labels on ethnic groups. Whenever possible, use the racial and/or ethnic terms that your participants themselves use. Be sure that the racial and ethnic categories you use are as clear and specific as possible. For example, instead of categorizing participants as Asian American or Hispanic American, you could use more specific labels that identify their nation or region of origin, such as Japanese American ...

Does NPR really think that the population of America is composed of only two elements — whites and minorities? I don't think so. Ken Wibecan, Schuyler Falls, New York NPR guests, hosts and correspondents used the term in nearly 80 stories in the last year, not counting the hourly newscasts. Ken Wibecan, a listener from Schuyler Falls, NY, wrote to us: "Many people use [minority] when they really mean African American or Latino. That it is not only inaccurate, but it is also offensive...Does NPR really think that the population of America is composed of only two elements — whites and minorities? I don't think so. And if not, isn't it time to retire that insulting word and use more specific designations instead?" Already, just over a third of the country is Latino, black or Asian American, according to the Tell Me More projected that non-whites will become the majority of the U.S. population by roughly 2050. Add growing inter-marriage to the mix and the lines between majority and minority are becoming ever more blurred. NPR's own vice president of diversity, Keith Woods, Yet, the American Constitution is built largely around the concept of protecting minority rights. African-Americans and Latinos have indeed suffered historically because they lacked voting weight to defend their rights, or socially were on the margin. So, it would seem that the word "minority" in describing a racial or ethnic group is useful in some instances. But which ones? This seems a good project for th...