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Let me clarify.
I didn't mean to say that the US Census gets to decide what the definition of caucasian is.
I just thought it was notable that they are adding this category.
Sure. Thanks. I actually did not know they were planning on adding it. "Hispanic" was also added to classify spanish speaking people in central and south america. Brazilians are not hispanic and neither are people from Spain.
I wonder what the Israelis think about being lumped in with arabs.
His name is Khurram Rahi, Rahi is a reasonably common name in the Indian sub-Continent especially Bangladesh so it's like Wilson, or Stevens, but not as common as Smith. Khurram is also Indian sub-Continent although it's Persian in origin.
So yes the guy in the photo is Asian, and Pakistani is a good stab at his ethnicity (so he's probably British).
Yes, Pakistan is part of Asia, so Pakistanis would be technically Asian. The issue is most people think of East Asians when they hear the descriptor of Asian, so the use of such a broad term is confusing to many and only serves to obscure the reality of the situation.
Descriptors should serve the purpose of informing. The broader and less specific the descriptor is, the less value it has. If I said that a girl was raped by two humans, then how valuable is that?
"Asian" in the US is generally used to refer to "East Asians". People from other parts of Asia are generally called out by their respective country (e.g. Indian, Iranian, Russian, Turkish, etc.) or portion of Asia (e.g. the Middle East).
"Asian" in Britain is generally used to refer to people of Indian or Pakistani descent. I believe this is because of the history of Britain's involvement in that part of the world.
"Asian" in the US is generally used to refer to "East Asians". People from other parts of Asia are generally called out by their respective country (e.g. Indian, Iranian, Russian, Turkish, etc.) or portion of Asia (e.g. the Middle East).
"Asian" in Britain is generally used to refer to people of Indian or Pakistani descent. I believe this is because of the history of Britain's involvement in that part of the world.
Indians and Pakistanis are considered "Asian" in the US too.
Asian – A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam
Of course they are. Anyone from the continent (or descended from people from the continent) is "Asian".
But I wasn't talking about technical definitions of the word, but was rather clarifying the word's daily usage by people in the US vs. Britain.
People in each country will think of different people when they hear that word used.
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