<p>Hey guys, I don't know if I qualify as a URM or not (I doubt it) so that's why I'm posting to make sure. So on my mom's side, her family is German/Swiss. On my dad's side, his family is Japanese. However, his parents migrated from Japan to Peru, and my dad was born and raised in Peru. This wouldn't make me fall under a "hispanic" tag, correct?</p>
<p>no. it would make you japnese and german/swiss. Unless your mom was Hispanic.</p>
<p>Ethnicity and race are not determined by land masses. There are Caucasians in Asia, for example.</p>
<p>Sort of tangential, but do you think that a Peruvian of non-native-American decent would be considered Hispanic?</p>
<p>I actually think that the Chinese-Cuban population in Florida and New York might be considered both Hispanic and Asian.</p>
<p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Cuban%5B/url%5D">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Cuban</a></p>
<p>And the more general group, Asian Latin Americans:
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_Latin_American%5B/url%5D">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_Latin_American</a></p>
<p>So I take it I'm not a URM then?</p>
<p>anyone, anyone?</p>
<p>You are not URM.</p>
<p>No, you're not.</p>
<p>better luck next lifetime</p>
<p>OK, thanks enderkin I'll take that into account u turd</p>
<p>....who calls someone a turd. that was a little weird.....</p>
<p>nevertheless true! i'm sorry man, i mess with people sometimes =)</p>
<p>Well, this thread has certainly degenerated. I actually think the OP might have the possibility of being considered in that way. Bi- and multiracial students are often considered under-represented minorities.</p>
<p>What language was primarily spoken in your home as you grew up? If it was Spanish, there might be an argument for being "Hispanic," since Hispanic is not really a racial, but more a cultural definition. Otherwise, it seems to me that you are Asian or multiracial.</p>