<p>Hi there! </p>
<p>My mom is from the Caribbean island of Trinidad, but, her ancestors were mostly Indian (her grandmother was half white). On the CommonApp, Caribbean is under Black. Since I do not categorize myself as Asian, I checked "Black-Caribbean." Am I wrong in doing so?</p>
<p>You’re Indian. There are also many people of Chinese origin in Trinidad. They don’t check a box indicating that they are black. They are Asian with a caribbean background. You would be correct in checking black-caribbean if you were of African origin and were from Trinidad.</p>
<p>I agree. Your nationality would be Trinidadian however, your race is Asian.</p>
<p>Narissma,</p>
<p>It seems like you are fighting through an ethnicty crisis. Only you and you only know to which group you most relate to.</p>
<p>In an earlier post you said:</p>
<p>"I have a bit of a dilemma, however. My dad is from Pakistan, and my mom is from Trinidad, which means that on my college application (on Common App, that is), I would check off “Asian (Pakistan)” AS WELL AS “Black (Caribbean).”</p>
<p>In this post you said:</p>
<p>“My mom is from the Caribbean island of Trinidad, but, her ancestors were mostly Indian (her grandmother was half white)”</p>
<p>You can decide from the Trinidadian Group to which your Mom most closely relate.</p>
<p><a href=“https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/td.html[/url]”>https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/td.html</a></p>
<p>Then I suggest you read the Race in College Link.
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/1366406-race-college-admission-faq-discussion-10-a.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/1366406-race-college-admission-faq-discussion-10-a.html</a></p>
<p>Disclaimer: I have no idea what one can select with regard to race/ethnicity On the Common APP, so after reading the above, you should be able to select one or two where you truly honestly belong.</p>
<p>Good Luck.</p>