Minority Status in question

beolein
Fri, 20 Apr 2012 09:39:41 +0000

First, here is how to figure your percentage of a group. If one parent is of a different group, you are 50%. If one grandparent is of one group, you are 25%. Etc.
As for being Hawaiian, note that it can be considered a minority group, but most colleges continue to misclassify Pacific peoples within the Asian category, despite the fact that over a decade ago, the federal government issued a policy directive to create the racial category of “Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander.”