Latino is not a race. Is Asian? (to move, Korean)

[Neutre]

Hi!

I'm not sure where to put this thread. Mods are of course always free to move this to wherever it's necessary.

In context of the characteristically American division into: Black, Latino/Hispanic, White, and Asian.
It's been argued that Latino is not a race, which is comprehensible. Yet one may also wonder whether Asian is also a race.
A Korean has quite nothing in common racially with an Indian from southern India, does (s)he?

Regards

[TheWereRabbit]

Does an irish person have "anything in common racially" with a greek or a finn?

[BoyErrant]

I think you need to understand that the concept of a race is just a tool which people commonly accept as true. The Irish and the Italian were, at one point, considered a different race, yes. And now they are not. The Latinos from different parts of South and Central America are considered the same race, mostly out of convience. Just like Asians. We're not exactly counting the mustard seeds here guys.

[Irishtom29]

Originally Posted by TheWereRabbit

Does an irish person have "anything in common racially" with a greek or a finn?

With a Greek yes, with a Finn no. Irish and Greek are related languages but the Finnish tongue is not related to Irish. An Irishman has more in common racially with some people from northern India than a person from China does.

[happ]

Asians are a distinct race but Latinos are Caucasian.

[NYNY10013]

Originally Posted by happ

Asians are a distinct race but Latinos are Caucasian.

Latinos are not caucasian.

So are black Puerto Ricans and black Dominicans caucasian? They're latino, so by your arguement they must be caucasian.

I guess on some forms latinos are considered caucasian but in the real world, people don't view latinos as caucasian with the exception of people from a few "white" South American countries and Spain.

[Irishtom29]

Lots of working class Whites in Chicago consider Mexicans as white and intermarriage between Irish and Italians with Mexicans is not uncommon and I know several such couples. Hell, two of my cousins married Mexicans.

[happ]

Originally Posted by NYNY10013

Latinos are not caucasian.

So are black Puerto Ricans and black Dominicans caucasian? They're latino, so by your arguement they must be caucasian.

I guess on some forms latinos are considered caucasian but in the real world, people don't view latinos as caucasian with the exception of people from a few "white" South American countries and Spain.

You are confusing ethnicity with race. There are black Latinos when speaking of nationality. For example the US census distinguishes between "white" and Spanish surnames under the category of Caucasian.

[Neutre]

Originally Posted by happ

You are confusing ethnicity with race. There are black Latinos when speaking of nationality. For example the US census distinguishes between "white" and Spanish surnames under the category of Caucasian.

Asian is also rather an ethnicity, don't y'all think?

Many Asians are racially Black.

[radraja]

This is how the census determines race:

Image:800px-US Census 2000 race definitions

Blue = Native American (including many modern day Hispanics)

Yellow = Black / African American

Green = White / Caucasian

Turquoise = Asian.

Pink = Pacific Islander.