7 million say they're multiracial Official Census results show more diverse nation in 2000

Washington Post

WASHINGTON -- Nearly 7 million Americans described themselves as multiracial in the 2000 Census, a figure that reflects the increasing diversity of a nation where minority groups are growing significantly faster than the white population.

That diversity -- which stems in part from a change in the way race is officially measured -- is particularly true among children. Among Americans younger than 18, for example, 4.2 percent were multiracial, compared with 1.9 percent of adults. The major reason, officials said Monday, was that the number of interracial couples more than quadrupled.

The multiracial figures released by the Census Bureau on Monday were part of a broader portrait of racial and ethnic change in the 1990s, as measured by the once-a-decade head count.

And because this was the first census in which Americans could choose more than one race, the numbers offered the most nuanced and complicated picture ever of the nation's racial and ethnic self-identification.

"The nation is much more diverse in the year 2000 than it was in 1990," said Jorge del Pinal, a Census Bureau official. "That diversity is much more complex than we've ever measured before."

In a country where race plays a central role in politics and culture, the 2000 Census and its new effort to categorize the population has broadened the debate about what race means. Many Hispanics, for example, included themselves in the "other race" category, apparently frustrated that they did not see a racial category that included them. Arab Americans have argued unsuccessfully for their own race option on the census form.

The figures released Monday were the first national-level breakdowns for race and ethnicity available from the most recent census. Although the numbers showed that most Americans still are non-Hispanic whites, that group is growing more slowly than others. As a result, minorities make up roughly one-third of the nation's population, up from one-quarter in 1990.

The Latino population, now 35.3 million, rose 58 percent over the past decade and now equals that of blacks. Latinos and blacks each make up about 12 or 13 percent of the population. Asian Americans, whose numbers also rose rapidly, are about 4 percent of the population.

American Indians were among those most affected by the change in the form. That population now ranges from 2.5 million to 4.1 million, with the larger number reflecting people who also included themselves in another racial category.

Nationally, 2.4 percent of people described themselves as belonging to more than one race. The single largest multirace category was white and "some other race," which census officials said was checked mainly by Hispanics. Considered an ethnic category, Hispanics can be of any race.

Sonia Perez, of the National Council of La Raza, said the census questions reflected an American fixation with race that vexed most Latinos. "These categories of race just don't have a lot of meaning for Latino Americans," she said. "Those concepts of black and white are just not at all how people are used to defining themselves."

Perez said that doesn't mean that racism doesn't exist in Latin American nations, or that a darker-skinned Dominican native sees the world the same way as a white Cuban. Latinos often say, "I'm not black, but I don't identify as white either. But here you're either black or you're white, and if you're in between, they don't know what to make of you," she said.

Census officials said the share of multiracial Americans was slightly higher than they expected based on census "dress rehearsals" conducted in 1998. Among the 13 states where the Census Bureau has released detailed race information so far, multiracial populations range from less than 1 percent in Mississippi to 4.5 percent in Oklahoma.

-- Manny's little brother (No@dip.com), March 13, 2001

Answers

Boswell, can I go out with your seester?

-- Manny's little brother (No@dip.com), March 13, 2001.

Just let me tell you somethin you little phony fucker, my sister is into guys with big dicks with a lot of hair on their chest. And the ones that don't make her happy get throwed to the Yorkshires. So don't think for a chance you got a chance with Boswell's sister, fuck face!

-- Boswell (cjseed@webtv.net), March 13, 2001.

So gringo it's not because i'm mexican?

-- Manny's little brother (No@dip.com), March 13, 2001.

Actually, pigs kind of like Mexican meat. Must be the hot sauce! But what the hell does that have to do with it? You ever had your snot rearranged? Keep it up and you'll be blowin your nose out your pee hole! Like I told ya, give me an Email that ain't phony and you got my tele. no and we can get the show on the road.

-- Boswell (cjseed@webtv.net), March 13, 2001.

Senor, I thought if I could get with your seester we could make you some brown skined nieces and nephews.

-- Manny's little brother (No@dip.com), March 13, 2001.

Don't bother Mannys little brother. If you e-mail him all you'll get is a bunch of pornographic responses to your inbox from John Webb. He emailed me with his real name and phone number and he's too stupid to know that people can do a reverse lookup of a phone number to see if it matches.

If you decide you do want to bother with this jerk, his phone number is 208-924- 6950. I checked it, it's legit.

-- (I'm @ Manny.fan), March 13, 2001.

I don't want to bother with heem. Just his seester.

-- Manny's little brother (No@dip.com), March 13, 2001.

I understand leetle broother. I deed not want to bother with hem either.

-- (I'm @ Manny .fan), March 13, 2001.

You ever had your snot rearranged? Keep it up and you'll be blowin your nose out your pee hole!

well, have you eeeveeer hat your snot rearrange? haaaaveee youuu?

comeon senor, tell us plllleeeaasssee.

-- lmao (lmao@the.hillbilly), March 13, 2001.

Hey now I got a bunch of real phonies to play with. Why don't you little dicks just call up and we'll set a time and place. Like to try about two at a time. Rest can just watch! While you're at it you can call John up and get the particulars cause his group likes to send out programs!

-- Boswell (cjseed@webtv.net), March 13, 2001.

Tell me do you live on the Bo Gritz spread?

-- Bo (Gritz is a dick@dick.me), March 13, 2001.

ooooooh im gonna call

-- (cin@cin.cin), March 13, 2001.

It's nice to see the light shining on this filthy-mouthed bastard.

Does anyone know how to do a criminal search on this guy? With his violent tendencies there's bound to be a rap sheet a mile long.

-- (Americ@'s Most.Wanted), March 13, 2001.

gee yknow he has a nice voice =)

(hello hello helllllooooooo?)

-- (cin@cin.cin), March 13, 2001.

Well I'll tell ya what, when you call you ask for Boswell and leave John out of this. That's my dad and if you want to get somethin on you can call out me. If I didn't want to be out front with you stupid whiny little fuckers I wouldn't have given out a phone number. I live on confrontation at eye to eye and nose to nose level and if you nimrods without balls just want to keep it at cibertek level that pretty much says it all. If you plan on phone harrasment as being your operandi give that a shot too! Ask for Boswell!

-- Boswell (cjseed@webtv.net), March 13, 2001.

I'd bet Manny's little bro and his fan would probably get it on with one of cin's cats if they could...just having that thought will definetely break me an usually enjoyable culinary treat..think I'll just go back to shooting them cats for sight-in practice...

-- meat be meat (cats are now just for t@rget.practice), March 13, 2001.

N E W M A T E R I A L

get some!

-- (cin@cin.cin), March 13, 2001.

Your dad my ass. John you are a low-life, lilly-livered coward. If John were your dad, why would you be using his email address?

-- (Boswell@is.John Webb), March 13, 2001.

Hey, Hey BIG man you didn't answer my question. Now I have another. You still live with your mommy and daddy?

-- Bo (Gritz is a dick@dick.me), March 13, 2001.

Why don't you call and find out you little transparent phony! Whe're all sittin here a waitin. And as far as my parents go some of us in this country think well of our own to take care of those we love. But you wouldn't understand something like that. So I'm puttin it to ya! Like they say in the movies "put your money were your mouth is" 208-924-6950

-- Boswell (cjseed@webtv.net), March 13, 2001.

Well since you have not answered either of my questions that must mean the answer to both is yes. Who is the coward here? At least I don't hide out behind my mommy and daddy in Bo Gritz Heaven. You are a bigger loser than I first thought.

-- Bo (Gritz is a dick@dick.me), March 13, 2001.

All I wanted to know is if his seester wanted a little mexican in her.

-- Manny's little brother (No@dip.com), March 13, 2001.

Here ya go, already answered the one about John and as far as the e-mail address, take all night if you wish to figure it out. Ain't none of your business anyway. And as far as me bein a coward, I get quite a chuckle out of that one considerin all you want to do is face a keyboard and nothin else. That kind of speaks for it itself. But you probably been runnin circles around a fight all your life so kind of comes natural for you seems to me.

-- Boswell (cjseed@webtv.net), March 13, 2001.

And it's Bo Gritz's Allmost Heaven you stupid nutless wonder!

-- Boswell (cjseed@webtv.net), March 13, 2001.

I used to think you were a white supremacist, but now I think you're just a faggot white supremacist wannabe.

I wonder what your military record would turn up? Were you like one of those civil war fruitcakes that thought slavery should never have been abolished?

-- (Get a@load of.this guy), March 13, 2001.

Gee a Bo Gritz groupie go figure. I have another question. Why didn't you all attempt suicide when he did or are you saving that for later?

-- Bo (Gritz is a dick@dick.me), March 13, 2001.

Actually I think Bo Gritz is a pretty good dude. At least he puts it up front not unlike you bunch of cowards. And I kind felt at home down in Shiloh, Tenn. Had a great grandad in Missouri that wore the Grey and believed in what he was fightin for. Kind of admire him too!

-- Boswell (cjseed@webtv.net), March 13, 2001.

Yes uh massa Boswell.

-- Rastus (down@the south.lost), March 13, 2001.

Now that I've got you bent over in that position Rastus, wait just a bit and let me pour the pickle to ya. Never thought I'd ever say that but in your case I could probably make an exception!

-- Boswell (cjseed@webtv.net), March 13, 2001.

And don't forget to squeal like a pig!

-- Boswell (cjseed@webtv.net), March 13, 2001.

Hey I'm going to thank you guys. Just had my sixth caller, 4 gals and 2 guys, and they were all supportive of me. Kind of like my own little fan club. At least they were up front and no phony bullshit. Not like you losers! I'm still waitin on you guys. Your game turned into my funnite sippin suds and talkin to a great bunch of people. I got more respect for these posters now than I ever did. I'll have to tone it down more than ever now. Damn!

-- Boswell (cjseed@webtv.net), March 13, 2001.

gesh, why don't i believe you?

What four gals would that be? Lets see,,,cin makes 1.

What two guys? rich makes 1.

That makes a grand total of 2 losers who called you.

We will see who posts to this thread to veryify your claims.

-- (Get @ load of this.guy), March 14, 2001.

Hell for all we know Cin is LL and with all her multi-personalities it might total 7. LOL

-- Boswell (is a nazi@adolph.hitler), March 14, 2001.

-- Boswell (is a nazi@adolph.hitler), March 14, 2001.

-- (Highlighting@the important.part), March 14, 2001.

Actually they ask not to give their names out in respect for their privacy. I stayed up till 2 in the morning waitin for you little inbreds to call and no show. So if you want to play again tonite, have at her.

-- Boswell (cjseed@webtv.net), March 14, 2001.

Right. I suppose everyone is going to accept everything you say. Of course you did lie about getting arrested in Mexico. Once a liar always a liar.

-- Boswell (i'm a liar@can't tell the.truth), March 14, 2001.

In case you haven't noticed, no one has come to defend you. That means either you are lying or they are to embarrassed to admit they called you.

Either way you look like a fool.

-- (N@zi's suck .dick), March 14, 2001.

I called Boswell and we had a very nice conversation. He sounds like a great guy. What else do you want to know, hmm?

BTW...Do you actually still believe I'm LL???!!! You know, some people have met me in person. sheesh {major eye roll}

-- (cin@cin.cin), March 14, 2001.

cin do you think that someone who admits he is a nazi sounds like a great guy? Or, did you conveniently ignore that tiny bit of information? Do you hold nazi beliefs and that is why you blew right past that?

-- (Highlighting@the important.part), March 14, 2001.

uh where exactly did boswell admit to being a nazi?

Please tell me you realize someone other than boswell wrote this:

***-- Boswell (is a nazi@adolph.hitler), March 14, 2001.***

duh

-- (cin@cin.cin), March 14, 2001.

Hey there how ya doin? I got a real pregnant question! Why on earth should those that called last nite sign on and have to defend me. They all think that I can pretty much take care of myself when I'm tanglin with you losers. Like I said, I'm available tonite for conversation, so anybody that wants to talk to Boswell give me a call at 208-924-6950. And that includes Cin.

-- Boswell (cjseed@webtv.net), March 14, 2001.

And also if you clueless nutless wonders can't sign your own name to your literary masterpieces why not wait till another day when the planets are more in line and chemtrails are exactly parrallel to each other!

-- Boswell (cjseed@webtv.net), March 14, 2001.

And where in hell did you get the idea that I'm a Nazi! Geesus H Fucking Creeerist. I shot a friends Mauser 3 times and I own a German Shephard that was in heat last week. If that's qualifications for bein a nazi then you need to take a heart pill every 4 hours and get to bed early!

-- Boswell (cjseed@webtv.net), March 14, 2001.