Re:Many white students lied about their race to improve chan...
by quantumfissure on Wednesday October 27, 2021 @09:05AM
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Actually, yes. Paternal/Family name is Hispanic; First name is after my great-great-great grandfather. That gives me an "ethnic sounding" name.
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Re:Many white students lied about their race to improve chan...
by mc32 on Wednesday October 27, 2021 @09:12AM
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Sometimes missionaries (among others) when they go abroad give their locally born kids local names, sometimes they take on local surnames (if the move is permanent) though that’s much less common. Of course there can be marriages too that can mix things up too.