17 November 2007

What's in a name?

The U.S. Census Bureau is charting the changing face of American Society...
Step aside Moore and Taylor. Welcome Garcia and Rodriguez.

While the historical record is sketchy, several demographers said it was probably the first time that any non-Anglo name was among the 10 most common in the nation.

“It shows we’re getting stronger,” Mr. Padilla said. “If there’s that many of us to outnumber the Anglo names, it’s a great thing.”
In Canada... except apparently... when we're holding education, or law enforcement feet to the fire... we can't even acknowledge the existence of statistics by culture or ethnicity.
The Census Bureau’s analysis found that some surnames were especially associated with race and ethnicity.

More than 96 percent of Yoders, Kruegers, Muellers, Kochs, Schwartzes, Schmitts and Novaks were white.

Nearly 90 percent of the Washingtons were black, as were 75 percent of the Jeffersons, 66 percent of the Bookers, 54 percent of the Banks and 53 percent of the Mosleys.
There you go... I said it out loud and society didn't collapse.

Really... how wise is it, that anything to do with cultural differences, except in the context of annual street festivals, is off-limits?

Remember, folks... if you're not measuring... you're not managing.

So when do we get to expand the discussion to poverty and crime?

Well, you know... unless you're not really interested in finding solutions.