Am I considered Latino/Hispanic?

Applying to College Common and Coalition Application
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<p>My mother's full European(German, Czech, ect) and my father is 50%-100% Nicaraguan by blood(ambiguity around the nationality of his mother causes for the 50% gap). My father was born in American, to bililingual parents, but because of family issues, he was seperated from his birth family around the age of 5. </p>

<p>My father considers himself Latino, then "White" when filling out forms(and he definitely looks Latino), and he says that I should do the same because I have Nicaraguan Blood in me. The thing is, I don't speak Spanish, nor do I look in appearance like I am anything but white. </p>

<p>So when I'm filling out the Common App... do should I say "yes" to "Are you of hispanic or latino origin?" And then click "white" as my background? Or do I not count as "latino" for the purposes of the common app?</p>

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<p>Race is honestly such a complex subject - I’m a Chinese adopted kid, so I don’t know whether to put Asian even though by blood, I’m 100% Chinese. I say just go with your gut - but be consistent. If you say “yes” to the Hispanic/Latino question, check White as well as something else so not to confuse.</p>

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<p>OP- There is a hispanic forum on CC that can answer your question. Here is the link which I recommend you read. <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/hispanic-students/641650-hispanic-latino-defined-aka-am-i-hispanic.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/hispanic-students/641650-hispanic-latino-defined-aka-am-i-hispanic.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;