/tags/ethnicity ethnicity en-US SA���ʴ�ı Thu, 12 Aug 2021 22:13:01 GMT /news/2021-08-12/florida-will-likely-become-a-majority-minority-state-over-next-decade-per-census-data Florida is likely to become a majority-minority state over the next decade, according to new data released by the U.S. Census. The percentage of the state population identifying themselves as “white only” was 57.9% in 2010 and has dropped to 51.5%. Thu, 12 Aug 2021 22:13:01 GMT /news/2021-08-12/florida-will-likely-become-a-majority-minority-state-over-next-decade-per-census-data Daniel Rivero /news/2021-07-19/biden-is-reviving-an-effort-to-change-how-the-census-asks-about-race-and-ethnicity The Trump administration had stalled on reviewing the proposals, which the Census Bureau says would produce more accurate data about Latinos and people with roots in the Middle East or North Africa. Mon, 19 Jul 2021 10:33:32 GMT /news/2021-07-19/biden-is-reviving-an-effort-to-change-how-the-census-asks-about-race-and-ethnicity Hansi Lo Wang /npr-breaking-news/npr-breaking-news/2019-10-08/why-all-parents-should-talk-with-their-kids-about-social-identity A new survey from Sesame Workshop suggests when it comes to talking with kids about things such as race, class and gender, many parents have work to do. Tue, 08 Oct 2019 09:03:00 GMT /npr-breaking-news/npr-breaking-news/2019-10-08/why-all-parents-should-talk-with-their-kids-about-social-identity Cory Turner /2019-10-08/u-s-blacklists-chinese-tech-firms-over-treatment-of-uighurs The Commerce Department added 28 Chinese security bureaus and tech firms to the Entity List, including Hikvision, a leading producer of video surveillance and face recognition technology. Tue, 08 Oct 2019 06:07:00 GMT /2019-10-08/u-s-blacklists-chinese-tech-firms-over-treatment-of-uighurs Scott Neuman /2018-01-26/2020-census-to-keep-racial-ethnic-categories-used-in-2010 Experts say the announcement about the 2020 national census suggests the Trump administration will not approve Obama-era proposals to change how the government asks about race and ethnicity. Fri, 26 Jan 2018 12:06:10 GMT /2018-01-26/2020-census-to-keep-racial-ethnic-categories-used-in-2010 Hansi Lo Wang /2013-10-22/pew-most-latinos-cant-name-most-important-hispanic-leader While the community believes it's important to have a national leader, their responses reveal a void. When asked to name "the most important Hispanic leader in the country today," 71 percent said no one or that they didn't know. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor was mentioned by 5 percent of respondents. Tue, 22 Oct 2013 22:54:00 GMT /2013-10-22/pew-most-latinos-cant-name-most-important-hispanic-leader Eyder Peralta /2013-10-14/holding-onto-the-other-half-of-mixed-race Wilma Stordahl is tall, blond and Norwegian. Two of her sons have a black father, but they both share their mother's Norwegian last name. Strangers have frequently told Stordahl that her sons are black, not mixed-race, but Stordahl and her boys say the term captures only part of who they are. Mon, 14 Oct 2013 07:20:00 GMT /2013-10-14/holding-onto-the-other-half-of-mixed-race NPR Staff /2013-09-16/why-do-we-describe-asian-eyes-as-almond-shaped TV personality Julie Chen's recent revelation about getting plastic surgery to make her eyes look "less Chinese" has renewed a long-running discussion about how to describe an Asian person's eyes. Mon, 16 Sep 2013 15:52:00 GMT /2013-09-16/why-do-we-describe-asian-eyes-as-almond-shaped Kat Chow /news/2013-09-06/map-of-south-florida-shows-how-racially-segregated-we-are A new map clearly demarcates the racial divide in the United States through colorful dots, showing the demographics of South Florida and highlighting the… Fri, 06 Sep 2013 16:32:37 GMT /news/2013-09-06/map-of-south-florida-shows-how-racially-segregated-we-are Nathaniel Sandler