[Magdalen] Asian?

[Roger Stokes]

On 10/08/2015 19:47, Mahoney, W. Michael wrote:
> The Bureau of Census and other government agencies have been struggling
> with race/ethnic classification issues for years.  It is one thing for a
> "scientist" or a group of scientists to establish a taxonomy.  It is
> another thing to ask people where in that taxonomy they fit.  And remember that Census data are typically "self-reported".

Quite, if you divide the categories too much then everybody would end up 
"mixed race".  Wasn't there a conservative politician whose DNA showed a 
significant proportion of African-American ancestry while Michelle 
Obama's DNA shows some Caucasian influence?

This side of the pond "White British" is sometiwmes distinguished from 
"White Irish", partly because the way the Irish have been treated in the 
past but there are genetic differences which can have dermatological 
effects (increased sensitivity to the sun).for some of Irish ancestry.  
How would you describe Joan's cousin whose father is White Irish while 
her mother is of Sephardic Jewish ancestry, with a medical condition 
that is related to that?

Roger