15, " Race and Ethnic Standards for Federal Statistics and Administrative Reporting," as adopted on May 12, 1977, officially specified six races for the purposes of cataloging and legislative action: American Indian, Alaskan Native, Asian, Pacific Islander, Black, and White. Prior to this decision, Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Directive No. On that day, the Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs issued a formal decision entitled, " Revisions to the Standards for the Classification of Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity." In fact, it officially changed on October 30, 1997.
How the US Government officially thinks about race and ethnicity has changed since most of us were kids. We've talked a lot here on ZDNet about DNA privacy, but comparatively little about ethnicity, heritage, and race. I also want to point out that a comprehensive discussion of DNA testing must, by its very nature, include discussions of ethnicity, race, heritage, culture, and privacy. This is one of those cases where technology (DNA testing and big data) can slam hard into deeply personal issues, like religious identity and heritage. Unfortunately, the results of my DNA tests require such a discussion. So I left this project on the back burner until I was ready to face it.Īlthough I have talked about aspects of my life in thousands of articles, I've avoided discussion of my roots.
I wasn't sure how to proceed, especially when it came to explaining all this in a public forum. When I got the results back from Ancestry and 23andMe (Living DNA was different), I found them to be deeply troubling, opening wounds I thought I'd cauterized decades ago. I've been sitting on this review for almost a year. It's a small gesture but seriously, respect peoples' time & effort in helping you out.Looking for the best DNA test kits you can buy right now? Here are your top options. It's perfectly OK to ask for any info if you're looking for fresh leads, but you can help people to focus their efforts & look at the correct sources if you are more specific. Be clear & specific about what info you want help finding.Don't make people waste their time by duplicating work. Include as much known information as you can.This advice will get you the best response from your research requests. *Click on the thread titles to see the history Related Subs Moderators may, at their discretion, remove posts that they consider harmful to the community.We don't want to discourage people from participating. Please use the downvote button sparingly to signify that a post or a comment is spam or contains incorrect information, not just because you disagree with it.Please do respond to those who offer their time to help you, even if just to say thanks.Everyone needs to see links without obfuscation.
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