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There are many different ethnicities around the world, each with their own unique culture and traditions. Race and ethnicity often overlap, but they are not the same thing. Race is a biological classification, while ethnicity is a cultural classification.
Different cultures define different racial groups, often focused on the largest groups of social relevance, and these definitions can change over time. Historical race concepts have included a wide variety of schemes to divide local or worldwide populations into races and sub-races.
At the federal level, race and ethnicity have been categorized separately. The most recent United States census recognized five racial categories (White, Black, Native American/Alaska Native, Asian, and Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander), as well as people who belong to two or more of the racial categories.
*Harvard University has accepted the new Race/Ethnicity classifications mandated by the U.S. Department of Education, per its “Final Guidance on Maintaining, Collecting, and Reporting Racial and Ethnic Data to the U.S. Dept. of Ed”: http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/Section/definitions
While racial identity is variable when it comes to governments, it is typically broken down by biological region of origin or skin color. A few examples of racial identifiers or categories include: White or Caucasian - British, French, German, etc. Black - Kenyan, Nigerian, Somalian, biracial, etc.
The U.S. census asked for more details about people's race and ethnicity in 2020 than ever before. New results show how many responded with identities such as Irish, Jamaican, Arab and Salvadoran.
The following is a list of contemporary ethnic groups. There has been constant debate over the classification of ethnic groups.