Confused about how to describe myself: Hispanic, Asian, American Indian?

[ItsJustSchool]

@luzyamor, your characterization of Native Americans wanting “to ‘get’ any monetary compensation,” and “to grab at any of their casino profits” smacks of a condescending racist perspective. Even if you do not feel it yourself, it reflects that you do.

I called your comments ‘drivel’ because they give incorrect information and could result in the OP taking action that is not helpful to himself, nor in the spirit of what is requested. Here is a definition of drivel:

driv·el /drivəl/ noun

1. silly nonsense.
   “don’t talk such drivel!”
   synonyms: nonsense, twaddle, claptrap, balderdash, gibberish, rubbish, mumbo jumbo, garbage

Only my first paragraph was directed towards you. The definition of ‘hispanic’ comes from , as detailed on another thread:

http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/hispanic-students/1679818-does-filipino-count-as-hispanic.html#latest

In the context of the National Hispanic Recognition Program, the rules are below. It appears you need to have (at a minimum) a grandparent born in one of the countries listed below.

http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/psat/about/nhrp.html

What is the NHRP’s definition of Hispanic/Latino?

To qualify for this program, you must be at least one-quarter Hispanic/Latino. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnic category, not a racial category; you may be of any race. For purposes of the NHRP, you must be from a family whose ancestors came from at least one of these countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Spain, Uruguay or Venezuela.

The OP questioned if his selection of ethnicity should be guided by his surname or physical appearance in his original post.

I feel like the admissions officers might get dubious if they see an asian-sounding last name without any explanation of race.

The extensive justifications given in the first paragraph of the original post make it appear that the OP physically appears more Sri Lankan than Peruvian.