I Am White

A very interesting piece about the reasons and benefits or drawbacks when picking one or another classification to describe yourself.   - - Donna Poisl

FROM PEDRO C. MORENO

I am an immigrant from Latin America. Darker skin, strong accent, black hair. An American citizen. And yes, white.

White? Why not Hispanic, or Latino, or Hispanic-American?

Because, if you push me, I choose to be white.

Question: Is George Zimmerman, the alleged killer of Trayvon Martin, white or Hispanic? The police called him "white" when they arrested him, while his own father called him a "Spanish-speaking minority." His mother is from Peru and his father is "white." So, which one is Zimmerman? And, more importantly, who decides?
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