Race as a Classification of Identity

Race is a classification system used by individuals and government to determine which group you are most closely associated with. It differs from ethnicity because ethnicity is more specific to your genealogy and ancestry. I feel race isn’t an effective way to classify people because it is too broad and general. For instance, I would be considered of Caucasian descent, yet I consider myself to be Irish, Italian, Native American, Spanish, Norwegian, and much more. I feel I am too mixed to be considered Caucasian. I definitely think the Census Bureau should allow people to check multiple races because of situations like mine. Even though I am mostly Caucasian, those that are more mixed, for example African American and Caucasian, have more trouble identifying themselves as one race.  However, I do understand that the Census Bureau would like to generalize options more to get a more holistic reading of the United States population.