College Discussion - View Single Post - How to prove/claim Native American heritage on college applications.

BIGTWIX · 10-28-2007, 02:20 PM

And by your reasoning, then i am hispanic. So i should apply as hispanic right?
Uhhh, no. Im fifth generation, white American, with the exception of my dark skinned, hispanic portugese grandpa, who makes me 1/4th portugese.
Portugal being one of the 4 kingdoms of the iberian peninsula that the Romans classified as "Hispania". Although portugese later adopted the term "Lusitanic" to describe their race.

So i have a right to apply as hispanic, as I can easily justify it with my grandpa's last name, rodriguez. But I choose not to because
1. Im white
2. My culture is white

10-28-2007, 02:20 PM	#36
BIGTWIX Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Threads: 191 Posts: 2,159	And by your reasoning, then i am hispanic. So i should apply as hispanic right? Uhhh, no. Im fifth generation, white American, with the exception of my dark skinned, hispanic portugese grandpa, who makes me 1/4th portugese. Portugal being one of the 4 kingdoms of the iberian peninsula that the Romans classified as "Hispania". Although portugese later adopted the term "Lusitanic" to describe their race. So i have a right to apply as hispanic, as I can easily justify it with my grandpa's last name, rodriguez. But I choose not to because 1. Im white 2. My culture is white