US changes categories of race, ethnicity for first time in 27 years

WASHINGTON D.C.: To more accurately count residents who identify as Hispanic and of Middle Eastern and North African heritage, the US government announced, late last week, that it is changing the categorization of people by race and ethnicity for the first time in 27 years.

The revisions to the minimum categories on race and ethnicity, announced by the Office of Management and Budget, seeks to label and define t