If you've ever filled out a demographic form (like the US Census), you've probably been asked about your race and ethnicity. You might even wonder exactly what those terms mean and how they differ.

Ethnic identity is about how people develop and experience a sense of belonging to their culture. Traditions, customs, and feelings about a person’s heritage are all important aspects of ethnic ...

Attending public school in Washington, DC, in the 1980s and ’90s, I was taught to embrace my ethnicity—Pennsylvania German with ancestors who emigrated from what is now Switzerland—among other ...