Thread by @hansilowang

ICYMI: The race question on the #2020Census will ask non-Hispanic white people where they originally came from👇

npr.org/2018/02/01/582…

2. If you’re wondering why ask about non-Hispanic white origins, @uscensusbureau says it’s trying to respond to requests for "more detailed, disaggregated data for our diverse American experiences as German, Mexican...& myriad other identities"👇

documentcloud.org/documents/4316…

3. “Lebanese” & “Egyptian” are among the suggested answers for non-Hispanic white origins because the “original peoples” of the Middle East and North Africa are currently classified by the U.S. government as "White” for federal surveys👇
obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/omb/fedreg_199…

4. A proposal to create a new category on the #2020Census for people with roots in the Middle East and/or North Africa did not move forward in time for the #2020Census👇
npr.org/2018/01/29/581…

4. From when I first reported last year on #2020Census asking about non-Hispanic white origins👇

"Don't make me specify what kind of white ... I don't need to give you details about what kind of white I identify with”👇

npr.org/2018/02/01/582…

5. Btw anyone who identifies as black for #2020Census will also be asked for non-Hispanic origins. While many black immigrants can cite ties to a specific country, that can be difficult, if not impossible, for many US-born African-Americans to answer👇
npr.org/2018/03/13/593…

6. Here’s what the #2020Census race question looks like (I circled major changes from 2010 in yellow — and there’s no Latinx box bc federal Survey standards require a separate question about Hispanic, Latino or Spanish origins) 👇

7. #2020Census asking for non-Hispanic origins in race question may be new for someone identifying as white &/or black, but it’s not for people identifying as American Indian, Asian, Native Hawaiian &/or Pacific Islander, who have been asked for that detail in past. From 2010👇

8. If you’re worried you can’t fit your family’s ancestry in the few boxes printed for non-Hispanic origins on the #2020Census paper forms, the @uscensusbureau is accepting longer answers👇

https://twitter.com/hansilowang/status/989564338871484417?s=20