Would a black person from Puerto Rico be classified as an African American, Hispanic American, or both?
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That's the thing with race - it's a self-selecting category.  There is no way to police any of it.  But the most important thing about race in any case is what people feel they are and how they believe they're being treated.  So race may be a bad way to understand IQs (because self-identification has nothing to do with DNA or biology) but it may be a good way to understand income (because how much money you make may be based on how you are perceived).\n\nIn any case, the census has a box for "other" and people can just write in whatever they want.
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I think those countries who are in the carribbean that speaks Spanish are; Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic.  But the Blacks....Bahamas, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago etc...they are'nt
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It depends on the piece of land.  If Disney bought an island and wanted to apply for statehood, then no.  If Puerto Rico wanted to apply, then yes.  I guess the difference is is it just some person (or group of person) trying to be a wiseguy or is it really a group of people that want to be part of the United States.
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I think that the term is meant for a person who is half black half white, regardless of the nationality.
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puerto ricans speak spanish. my suggestion is to try to befriend someone who is puerto rican so you can learn their specific dialect of spanish.
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Hispanic people are a mix of several ethnic backgrounds, including European, American Indian, and African.
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He is of hispanic heritage.
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Yes, if you're born in Africa you're African American. That's why some people prefer to be called black because African American classifies anyone born in Africa.
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This is one of the great flaws in labeling people, especially using politically correct terms.\n\nLogically, if someone with Irish ancestors is an "Irish-American", and someone with Italian ancestors is "Italian-American", then someone with white ancestors from South Africa is "African-American".\n\nMy friend Janus is very dark skinned, but was born in England to family from the carribean. Nothing sets her off like calling her an African-American. She'll tell you quite properly that she's English!!\n\nI have no idea what to call my friend who was born in India, raised in Tanzania, Toronto and New Jersey, and now lives in San Francisco. Perhaps "Well travelled" is the best description!
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Nope not at all.  As long as the couple is good together and happy w/ each other it shouldn't matter what colour their skin tone is.  I'm completely happy with my other half and he is black/ puerto rican.  If I would have stuck to 'my own kind' as people have phrased it I wouldn't have gotten with and fell in love with my bf.  And that would have been my loss.  When you limit yourself to just your own race you risk potentionally missing out on alot of good people and possibly love too.
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Is the African American Black or White?
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Being black or Hispanic is a automatic leg up.
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Yep. They are technically American citizens.. though most people like to be called Puerto Rican over American beacuse of the pride in there culture.
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I think you mean the South African term for a black person.  I could be completely off.
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African-American or Black\nWhy not Black American or American\nIf you were born in Africa and came to America for citizenship then you could be an African-American\nBut with all the racism going on Why not just say American and try to stop Race as an issue\nAmerica is a melting pot of race so a wise man once said \nCan we just all get a long
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The answer is no, however, you'll be surprised to know the only ones that do come under that category are Latinos,  (part of the equal credit opportunity government compliance, fair housing and home mortgage laws) Ethnicity and race are two different things.\nThese is how they are put together (categorized)\n\nAmerican Indian or Alaska Native\n\nAsian\n\nBlack or African American\n\nNative Hawaiian or Other, Pacific Islander\n\nWhite, Hispanic or Latino ,  Not Hispanic or Latino
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puerto rican cause they have bigger booties.