[Fred Garvin-MP]

Some of the detractors are using the excuse for using the word ‘African’ is that it was ‘Self Reported’ by the parent since he was from Africa and he didn’t want to put down negro or black. I was thinking the other night about this. The actress Charlize Theron is of course ‘white’ born from white parents but she is from South Africa by birth. My question is if she was born in Hawaii would she be listed as a Code 9 since she is also African?

[philman_36]

My question is if she was born in Hawaii would she be listed as a Code 9 since she is also African?
Since African is a nationality and not a race like white, Negro, Japanese, etc., I would say, no, she would be listed as white.

You don't seem to grasp the concept of demography by race which is what is being done through these reports.

[Shelayne]

Some of the detractors are using the excuse for using the word ‘African’ is that it was ‘Self Reported’ by the parent since he was from Africa and he didn’t want to put down negro or black. I was thinking the other night about this. The actress Charlize Theron is of course ‘white’ born from white parents but she is from South Africa by birth. My question is if she was born in Hawaii would she be listed as a Code 9 since she is also African?

That doesn't wash because this coding was for the Census, not for the parents. Each code corresponded to a specific designation. Tell the detractors to "try again". Besides, the code for "other non-white" was 7.

Code 9 means not stated or unknown. Charlize would be white, and if she was born in Hawaii, how would she be African? ;^)

[Madame Dufarge]

Some of the detractors are using the excuse for using the word ‘African’ is that it was ‘Self Reported’ by the parent since he was from Africa and he didn’t want to put down negro or black.

So if the father had been a former Nazi and had self-reported as "Master Race", the form would have reflected that?