But what IS a Jew?

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Fri May 17 08:50:13 PDT 2002


Nathan Newman wrote:


>Latino is a similarly multiple identity, since latinos come in a range of
>races and colors and heritages.

Here's the Census Bureau definition of "Hispanic":


>Hispanic Origin. Persons of Hispanic origin in this file are
>determined on the basis of question that asked for
>self-identification of the person's origin or descent. Respondents
>are asked to select their origin (Or the origin of some other
>household member) from a "flash card" listing ethnic origins.
>Persons of Hispanic origin, in particular, are those who indicated
>that their origin was Mexican-American, Chicano, Mexican, Mexicano,
>Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American, or other Hispanic.



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