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<DIV>Hello George,</DIV>
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<DIV>As the word <EM>race</EM> has a number of meanings, it was perfectly
legitimate for the young lady to identify herself in either one of several
different categories (African, African American, Anglo, Kenyan (if she came from
Kenya), White, etc.). Check the meaning of race in the dictionary.
If you are filling in a blank on a questionnaire, without knowing what
alternatives you are to choose from, you cannot be faulted for writing in
something that might be unexpected. Race does not necessarily identify the
color of one's skin. It might indicate your national origin (American),
the continent of your ancestors (Asian, European), the geographic origin of your
ancestors (Eskimos), etc. People preparing questionnaires should be aware
of the different meanings of the word race and not ask such open-ended
questions. Nevertheless, I suspect the young lady was perhaps making a
political statement indicating that her sympathies lie with black people whose
origins were in Africa. And she should have known that the questionnaire
was probably just trying to identify the color of her skin.</DIV>
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<DIV>Hope you don't think this is just nit-picking.</DIV>
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<DIV>Willis Trawick '56</DIV>
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