By Nathan Glazer (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) The first round of responses on the question of whether and how the racial/ethnic categories in the Census and other government statistics should be modified shows the enormous problems involved in getting agreement on any set of categories. We have moved from the first Census of 1790, and a situation in which we … [Read more...] about “On the Census Race and Ethnic Categories” by Nathan Glazer (March-April 1995 P&R Issue)
Symposium Responses
“Racial/Ethnic Categories: Do They Matter to Health?” by Carol C. Korenbrot (March-April 1995 P&R Issue)
By Carol C. Korenbrot (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) Race and ethnic data play an important role in national, state and some local health policies. A number of public databases document differences in health status and services among different racial and ethnic groups, and many of the differences indicate a need to prioritize policies for different ethnic … [Read more...] about “Racial/Ethnic Categories: Do They Matter to Health?” by Carol C. Korenbrot (March-April 1995 P&R Issue)
“Race/Ethnicity and Data Collection” by Chris Hansen (March-April 1995 P&R Issue)
By Chris Hansen (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) Buried in the debate begun by Lawrence Wright's provocative New Yorker article and continued in the January/February issue of Poverty & Race are two extremely important and related, but nevertheless distinct, questions about the central domestic issue of our time-race. First, should we continue to collect data … [Read more...] about “Race/Ethnicity and Data Collection” by Chris Hansen (March-April 1995 P&R Issue)
“At the Races: the Multicultural Proposal” by Ibrahim K. Sundiata (March-April 1995 P&R Issue)
By Ibrahim K. Sundiata (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) For more than two years, the federal government has been considering revising race in America. Among the most controversial proposals is one calling for creation of a mixed-race "multiracial" category. The debate on this subject promises to establish the context for race relations for the next century and … [Read more...] about “At the Races: the Multicultural Proposal” by Ibrahim K. Sundiata (March-April 1995 P&R Issue)
Proposition 187: Racism Leads to Deaths and More Poverty,
On November 8, 1994, California voters approved (59% to 41%) Proposition 187, the so-called "Save Our State" initiative. Proposition 187 denies public education, public medical services (except emergency services) and social services to undocumented persons, and requires doctors, teachers, social service providers and police to report suspected undocumented persons to the … [Read more...] about Proposition 187: Racism Leads to Deaths and More Poverty,
