Miscellaneous amused views on topics in the domains of neuropsychiatric epidemiology, defined broadly to encompass the entire envirome and genome, including infective agents; alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs; traumatic events; you name it. Comments welcome. Will be moderated by a volunteer among one of our MSU program's chief fellows or alum.
I asked two of my friends, one from Nigeria and one from Cameroon, before sharing this excerpt. Their responses were similar to what the author said in the last sentence. Both of my friends have F1 visa and have only been in the US for less than five years. Citizenship status is the main factor that influence their choice between African and African-American. They said they will start checking the "African-American" box in any surveys once they become US citizens. I believe it is the same between Asian and Asian-American.
Karl Alcover: I asked two of my friends, one from Nigeria and one from Cameroon, before sharing this excerpt. Their responses were similar to what the author said in the last sentence. Both of my friends have F1 visa and have only been in the US for less than five years. Citizenship status is the main factor that influence their choice between African and African-American. They said they will start checking the "African-American" box in any surveys once they become US citizens. I believe it is the same between Asian and Asian-American.
Suppose you have to fill in the NIH inclusion table, and you are observing the characteristics of the respondent, asking about birthplace, but not asking about race or ethnicity due to concerns of the type expressed above. How to fill in this NIH inclusion table when participant is from Egypt or South Africa? https://grants.nih.gov/grants/how-to-apply-application-guide/forms-d/general/g.500-phs-inclusion-enrollment-report.htm I suspect 'other' unless one of the other alternatives is chosen by respondent. If this is by self-report, what options should be presented to respondent?
Wouldn't this be a case where the race is African- Zimbabwean origin, and the ethnicity is whatever she chooses to self-identify (African, African American, or mixed???)? For the NIH inclusion table, the ethnic category would be non-Hispanic, and the racial category would be Black or African American. But if birth place or immigration history is asked, that would differentiate her from African Americans born in the US. Or incorporate assessment of acculturation and stuff???
"Self-ascribed ethnicity was classified according to the following categories defined by the Office for National Statistics: white British, Irish, black Caribbean, and black African. Indian, Pakistani, and Bangladeshi individuals were classed into one group (south Asians) because the number of individuals was too small for separate analyses."
According to Wikipedia (not necessarily an authoritative source):
The United States Census Bureau defines White people as those "having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa. It includes people who reported "White" or wrote in entries such as Irish, German, Italian, Lebanese, Near Easterner, Arab, or Polish."
I am curious if she would identify herself as African-American now. If so, probably no stereotypical view about African-Americans would work for her.
ReplyDeleteI asked two of my friends, one from Nigeria and one from Cameroon, before sharing this excerpt. Their responses were similar to what the author said in the last sentence. Both of my friends have F1 visa and have only been in the US for less than five years. Citizenship status is the main factor that influence their choice between African and African-American. They said they will start checking the "African-American" box in any surveys once they become US citizens. I believe it is the same between Asian and Asian-American.
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ReplyDeleteI asked two of my friends, one from Nigeria and one from Cameroon, before sharing this excerpt. Their responses were similar to what the author said in the last sentence. Both of my friends have F1 visa and have only been in the US for less than five years. Citizenship status is the main factor that influence their choice between African and African-American. They said they will start checking the "African-American" box in any surveys once they become US citizens. I believe it is the same between Asian and Asian-American.
Suppose you have to fill in the NIH inclusion table, and you are observing the characteristics of the respondent, asking about birthplace, but not asking about race or ethnicity due to concerns of the type expressed above. How to fill in this NIH inclusion table when participant is from Egypt or South Africa?
ReplyDeletehttps://grants.nih.gov/grants/how-to-apply-application-guide/forms-d/general/g.500-phs-inclusion-enrollment-report.htm
I suspect 'other' unless one of the other alternatives is chosen by respondent.
If this is by self-report, what options should be presented to respondent?
Wouldn't this be a case where the race is African- Zimbabwean origin, and the ethnicity is whatever she chooses to self-identify (African, African American, or mixed???)?
ReplyDeleteFor the NIH inclusion table, the ethnic category would be non-Hispanic, and the racial category would be Black or African American. But if birth place or immigration history is asked, that would differentiate her from African Americans born in the US.
Or incorporate assessment of acculturation and stuff???
"Self-ascribed ethnicity"
ReplyDeleteWorks for me. I added it to the post
http://thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-0366(17)30097-4/fulltext
"Self-ascribed ethnicity was classified according to the following categories defined by the Office for National Statistics: white British, Irish, black Caribbean, and black African. Indian, Pakistani, and Bangladeshi individuals were classed into one group (south Asians) because the number of individuals was too small for separate analyses."
According to Wikipedia (not necessarily an authoritative source):
ReplyDeleteThe United States Census Bureau defines White people as those "having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa. It includes people who reported "White" or wrote in entries such as Irish, German, Italian, Lebanese, Near Easterner, Arab, or Polish."
Here is a better and cite-able source:
https://www.census.gov/prod/2001pubs/c2kbr01-4.pdf