hey, do you know if Kurds are considered to be white or brown when it comes to their racial classification? have a nice day!
hey! most kurds consider themselves to be brown in terms of racial classification, however, different censuses around the world classify kurds and middle easterners differently. for example in the US, middle easterners are classified as white (wrong for many reasons).
The U.S. Census Bureau must adhere to the 1997 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) standards on race and ethnicity which guide the Census Bureau in classifying written responses to the race question:
White – A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa. (x)
in canada, the following categories are used in terms of classification:
White, South Asian (e.g., East Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, etc.), Chinese, Black, Filipino, Latin American, Arab, Southeast Asian (e.g., Vietnamese, Cambodian, Malaysian, Laotian, etc.), West Asian (e.g., Iranian, Afghan, etc.), Korean, Japanese, Other – Specify
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