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Interests And Rights Of The Interracial Family In A Multiracial Racial Classification, The Proceedings Of The Third Annual Mid-Atlantic People Of Color Legal Scholarship Conference February 13-15, 1997: Part 2, Tanya K. Hernandez
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The public dissemination of census data invites battles over how human beings will be known. One census battle that has been at the forefront of the public debate is the demand for a "multiracial" category. The multiracial classification, as proposed, would be one of the race categories a respondent could choose in lieu of those currently listed by the Office of Management of Budget (OMB): American Indian or Alaskan Native, Asian or Pacific Islander, Black, White, or Other. The stated aim of the new racial classification is to obtain a more specific census count of the number of mixed-race persons …