Race and ethnicity

In our continuing “Race in America” series NBC Bay Area reporters examine the topics of identity and history through peoples lived histories. This episode first aired on Thursday, Nov. 21.

What’s in a name? That’s the question generations of “paper sons” and “paper daughters” have asked when discussing identity, an identity they had to fake because of exclusion.

A recent survey found 52% of people couldn’t name a single famous Asian American. Nine percent named the actor Jackie Chan, who is not American.

It has been almost 50 years since Asian American and Pacific Islander month was established, but anti-Asian hate continues to rise.

A racially biased test delayed Black patients from getting a kidney transplant and now more than 14,000 are part of a move to make amends.

Under the revisions, Hispanic or Latino is listed as one race/ethnicity category and a new one will be created for people of Middle Eastern and North African heritage.

A legal case over a Black student’s hair goes to court as school dress and grooming codes come under scrutiny.

A case of a Texas student suspended from his regular school classes over his dreadlocks goes before a judge on Thursday.

Because these two moms have a different racial background than their adopted children, they go the extra mile to make sure they feel represented in all aspects of their lives.

Looking to the 2024 elections, experts say the Indian American vote is becoming harder to ignore.

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson delivered remarks in Birmingham, Alabama, at a ceremony marking the 60th anniversary of the 1963 bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church, where four young black girls were killed.

Most skin-lightening products are used for medical purposes, but sometimes they’re used to conform to beauty standards informed by skin tone.

President Joe Biden spoke Thursday to condemn the Supreme Court’s ruling to end affirmative action for U.S. colleges and universities. “We cannot let this decision be the last word,” Biden said.

Ralph Yarl tells ABC’s “Good Morning America” that he never thought he would be shot even after the white man at the door he had mistakenly gone to in Kansas City pointed a gun at him.

Oxford University Press plans to publish the “Oxford Dictionary of African American English” in March of 2025.

As the Supreme Court decides the fate of affirmative action, most people in the U.S. say the court should allow consideration of race as part of the admissions process.