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Jan 2, 2010
Can ICA be more accommodative on race?
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I REFER to Tuesday's report, 'Race of child: Parents get more flexibility'. This is certainly a welcome move, although long overdue. For many like me who are of mixed origin, it seemed inaccurate and inappropriate that our identity documents reflected our race as that of our father.
I was born in England to an English father and a Chinese mother and my husband's father is a Malayalee (those from the state of Kerala in India) and his mother is Sinhalese and Chinese, so it seems odd that my son is regarded as Indian.
What about those who do not qualify to select their own race? Will the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) be willing to accommodate requests on race by those in mixed marriages?
Although Eurasian is not always an accurate terminology (as I am actually Anglo-Chinese) and my husband is 'Chindian', I wonder what would be the most accurate race name for my son - 'Chindianglo'? But Eurasian would be better than what his in his identity card, which is Indian.
Can ICA please give us the option to select our appropriate race?
Clair Elaine Jerusha Devan (Ms)
Can ICA be more accommodative on race?
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I REFER to Tuesday's report, 'Race of child: Parents get more flexibility'. This is certainly a welcome move, although long overdue. For many like me who are of mixed origin, it seemed inaccurate and inappropriate that our identity documents reflected our race as that of our father.
I was born in England to an English father and a Chinese mother and my husband's father is a Malayalee (those from the state of Kerala in India) and his mother is Sinhalese and Chinese, so it seems odd that my son is regarded as Indian.
What about those who do not qualify to select their own race? Will the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) be willing to accommodate requests on race by those in mixed marriages?
Although Eurasian is not always an accurate terminology (as I am actually Anglo-Chinese) and my husband is 'Chindian', I wonder what would be the most accurate race name for my son - 'Chindianglo'? But Eurasian would be better than what his in his identity card, which is Indian.
Can ICA please give us the option to select our appropriate race?
Clair Elaine Jerusha Devan (Ms)