This form asks for my ethnicity?

"american" not ethnicity, nationality, country of citizenship. united states multi-ethnic country; , american citizens include people wide range of ethnic backgrounds.

terms "white" , "caucasian" both misguided , misleading scientific, anthropological point of view. part of weird taxonomy of human types exists in american popular consciousness (and in other countries, - strong , influential in american public life).

don't state in question ethnic background is, difficult answer precisely. sounds fit "white" group, defined in us, ie ancestors came predominantly europe. if "caucasian" right choice.

"caucasian" literally means people caucasus mountains in southern russia - people chechens. americans horrified associated bunch of muslim rebels them :-) that's term used in describe europeans since 19th century.

hope helps.

ok, form asks ethnicity , doesn't have white or american choice. put. put caucasian?

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