[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? ;^)

[philman_36]

Charlize would be white, and if she was born in Hawaii,
how would she be African? ;^)

Sometimes, they just jump right in...

[Fred Garvin-MP]

Sorry. I wasn’t being thorough enough. I meant to use the hypothetical that Charlize was born to African white parents in Hawaii.