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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (March 18, 1996)
national Multicultureal identity may be future recourse in the national Census ■ AMCESTRY: Supporters of government change to the Census will march July 20 in Washington IM RHAM. N C (API - When her fifth grade teacher asked «tu ttenls to rats# tlnnr hands to iden tity themselves by race. Mltti Carter raised her hand twice ont o for black and one for Asian 'She stopped and said. 'Mitxi. von r an t raise your hand for l»oth,‘" malls Carter, whose father is black and whose moth er is Japanese The class laughed ”1 felt like an idtot.” Carter says. "It shaped how 1 identified myself through middle school and high school “ The identity she assumed white grow ing up in Houston was black. Mom recently, tile 22 v«ir old senior at Duke t mvetsity ha* identified herself as both black and Japanese. That idea — that people with more than one rar e in their antes try an identify themselves that way — sounds simple enough. But those who prefer a multira cial identification have problem* when it comes to filling out some government forms, particularly the Census, Many plan to iom a Julv 20 march In Washington to support a change in Census forms The government is at least con stdenng a change from the cur rent choices ol white, black, American Indian, Asian or Pacif ic island or other The Office of Management ami Budget i* in charge of deciding what racial choice* am listed on government forms, and air»-»dv has sought comment on trial forms for the 2000 cennulthat include a multiracial choice One problem with devising new C ensus forms is that exist ing laws setting up benefits require certain rai tai data “The definition of multiracial would blur torn* of Bums enforce ment issues,” OMB spoke* woman Sally Rat ran said Sun day. "W* have learned, not sur prisingly. that is much more complicated than a simple yes or no," she said, OMB hope* to make a dec s sion on whether to use the new forms by early too?. Katran said Jennifer Calloway, the moth er of three racially nosed cbil dren in Raleigh, said she's received copies of some of the test forms and was asked which ones she prefers She adamantly supports the idea of« new choice on ( onset* form* because she fuels tt would help mutter* ia) children "iA multiracial identification! is a step toward doing away with the w hole conc ept of rata.” says march organiser Charles Michael ffvrd of New York City the 43-year-old son of a black woman and a white man. Response to the march plan has been good but not over whelming. Byrd says Some people say a multiracial checkoff cm Census forms could cause problems For esatuple, if fewer people identify t hem cel v •>« as bid* k, the fnveminent could use those uwer numbers to cut back on programs that help minorities Stephanie Ma*on shares those fears The daughter of a white mother ami a black father, she considers Herself black "I'm a little afraid there are people that could use a shift in thow number* t© make them selves look very gracious and egalitarian and also to diminish the voice of black America, said Mason, 24 of Chape! HiU “It look' at rac« not as a bio logical concept, hut more as a social, political culture) con t opi Mason said bethf Emerald Tfw Ortgtr Omfy fmrakt m independent student newspaper at Sw UnwerSty of Oregon « tccepfmg ipfwcafsons for t*w posffion of Kdeor tor r* 1996-9? academe year To se ««gCM. a cx&uu me oe ✓ Aetmepn^mttamrtmvwumm^wemio* * minimum o'» cmSI hours per term «n wee of 9m (pur academe ouarters of ns <y ny term m |«ty or ✓ A gradyate student at die tmenrty enmmd tee a mnmen o» we* c'ect mays pr term to f»e* « 8w tone academic guitars or her tem; as tcfe?> Aggactuiss wntoe in good ateftemw. stamen^ f . MtiHNMIdlfUfsS SSd9*!t:8#r v$ * *» £»':■■■ 4A $ '$*; jit wi jnp ■ (. >, - ^00 jmg ■ ■ Composed apC'catMne must or ; ws so ;ne 00C Board of Sectors meOwt J*'Cf ly '■ A *■ jy X ? ■. An undMUMe mN W IMKW Oy W Ap ••■ 19-year-old tourist shot in pay phone ■ SLAYING 300 garnered for the memorial Of Mark Fyke, who was murdered while talking to h»s mom ~7)Arrt>NA BKAUI Ha (API — A t*Mt~ag*r vni i tmrywl with murder Sunday In the fatal shooting of a Canadian student on spring break, as hundreds of other student* flocked to a memorial service for the victim Donald Shoup. Id. of Ormond beach is being held without bond in Davtone Beach lie lives In a public Iwuttng com plot about 10 mi lu* away from iho urimn wane, according io pollen wp»ti» Fyk«* w«* *hoi onc« in ih* Hoad Friday nighl whil«» talking lo hi* nun birr from a pay phono ouUuia hi* boachmidii nun«l ii rv -v iir.A Oil TANNING II SESSIONS r $1 0 99 | m?;, ri! GOLDS GYM. OPEN 24 HOURS 3rd & Lawrence * Downtown Eugene In the Historic Eugene Planing Mill So- ja&t yood ca 'pcedd&l uetv tneHtc? 4 'H :■ . yM-’O^ .&■ |i _> v ft, ,:;m, ym **j app?~«ta *** aster pte»aes ft*. . ..t«ad ffln - ’fik * d%4£?MM &*€*>
