Richard
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Computer systems analyst at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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University of Arkansas, University of Maryland
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I'm always very interested in where people are from, or where their ancestors were from. In the U.S., however, (where I live) I'm always very hesitant to ask, because of the sensitivity there seems to be about "race." (I've read the posts about "race," "species," "breed," etc. I've always been uncomfortable with the term "race." And while "breed" might be closer, I'm sure there are people who wouldn't like that term either, with its association with animals.) So, while I'm curious about "racial" distribution around the world (the search that led me to this site), I'm even more fascinated by the mixtures in (probably) all of us. I've also read the posts about what should we call Indians (and Pakistanis), and I've wondered about Hispanics--being a mixture of white and Native American, where do they fall in our list of "races"? And what about "black Hispanics" (like Jose Reyes). And why, in America, do we always call someone who is half white and half black "black"? (I know the historical roots of this, but why do we still talk this way?) As far as I've been able to determine, going back several hundred years along more than a dozen branches of my family tree, I'm purely white European American, primarily English/Irish. But, who knows what I may find someday. I would love to find out that I'm something a little more "interesting".