The Many Shades Of 'White'

"A growing number of newcomers...are stretching traditional U.S. racial definitions and—counterintuitive as it might seem—making white among the most diverse of demographic categories...Recent newcomers are expanding the meaning of "white" much as Southern and Eastern European immigrants did a century ago, when many Americans still viewed the word as signifying Anglo-Saxon heritage...Why do so many recent immigrants choose a white identity?"

Thanks to Kristen