Ethnicity & Race question
 

For the SSA application, question 6 asks "Are you Hispanic/Latino (yes or no)?"
and question 7 asks "Race select One or More: -Native Hawaiian -Alaska Native - Asian -American Indian
-Black/African American -Other Pacific Islander -White"

I'm Mexican (brown skinned). I know I should put Yes for question 6, but for question 7? I'm neither of those.

What are y'all selecting if you are a Hispanic/Latino brown skinned.

Re: Ethnicity & Race question
 

I'm almost positive you would select White. For certain purposes, Hispanics/Latinos are classified under White for a variety of documents. Even in law enforcement here, they call out their ethnicity as being White and not Hispanic/Latino when they have stopped someone and are running a check on them.

Re: Ethnicity & Race question
 

If you are brown skinned and are mexican you are most likely American Indian. If you feel uncomfortable checking as that you can always put other.

Re: Ethnicity & Race question
 

You have to put white. The health department have me like that and some other places.

Re: Ethnicity & Race question
 

Wait nevermind. I just fugured they are only stating North American options. So yes what PP said it would be " white" . Hispanic white. Or other..

Re: Ethnicity & Race question
 

Make your own box and put Brown.

Re: Ethnicity & Race question
 

the "other" option is not even included, they include "other pacific islander"

I guess closest would be American Indian (which I thought they were referred to Native Americans from the USA since when do they considers Americans from North/South Americans in this country?)

Re: Ethnicity & Race question
 

Your Hispanic

Re: Ethnicity & Race question
 

haha, I would just put white.. I guess you might get discriminated less. :(

Re: Ethnicity & Race question
 

You are hispanic and they wanna know if you are white like most mexicans or black like most people fom dominican replublic.