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I imagine if a couple of immigrants from Papua New Guinea went to the USA, and had a son there who was an American citizen...
Would the kid be "classified" as "African American"?
Probably yes, even when the kid would have no relation at all with Africa...
Actually, Melanesians from Papua New Guinea would be classified as "Pacific Islanders" in the United States. In general, a person of "Polynesian, Micronesian, or Melanesian" descent is officially considered to be "Pacific Islander" in the United States, regardless of their skin color or hair texture. Here's a link to a report on "Pacific Islanders" by the U.S. Census Bureau... http://www.census.gov/prod/2005pubs/censr-26.pdf
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Originally Posted by MalaMan
Melanesian people are NOT recent descendants of Africans. 12 thousand years ago, they were already living in those Pacific Ocean islands...
All homo sapiens are descendants of Africans. The ancestors of the Australian aborigines, the Aeta of the Philippines, the Mani of Thailand, the Orang Asli of Malaysia, and several other indigenous groups in Asia and Oceania are also not recent descendants of Africans, despite their phenotypes.
Here are some "YouTube" videos...
"Black" people of Asia (the Aeta, Mani, Orang Asli, and others)...
Location: The western periphery of Terra Australis
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Well dark-skinned people live all over the world, from Oceania, Australia, Southeast Asia, southern India, the Americas and Africa. Of course just being dark-skinned doesn't make them any more related to each other. Full-blooded aborigines in some desert areas also can have blonde hair.
Well dark-skinned people live all over the world, from Oceania, Australia, Southeast Asia, southern India, the Americas and Africa. Of course just being dark-skinned doesn't make them any more related to each other. Full-blooded aborigines in some desert areas also can have blonde hair.
Exactly...
Homo sapiens is a very diverse species that can't be "classified" in just "three races".
Jarawa tribe Andaman Islands India. now will you call them Indians if you see them in United states????
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