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Diversified Americans resisting census race labels

When the 2010 census asked people to classify themselves by race, more than 21.7 million — at least 1 in 14 — went beyond the standard labels and wrote in such terms as "Arab," "Haitian," "Mexican" and "multiracial."

AP EXCLUSIVE: Many resist census race labels

When the 2010 census asked people to classify themselves by race, more than 21.7 million — at least 1 in 14 — went beyond the standard labels and wrote in such terms as "Arab," ''Haitian," ''Mexican" and "multiracial."

Video: Afro-Latino Celebs Detail their Problems in Hollywood

*In a new video, Afro-Latino celebrities such as Christina Milian, Kat Deluna, Tatyana Ali and Laz Alonso (pictured) and others discuss growing up in bilingual homes and speak about the difficulties of Afro-Latinos making it in Hollywood.  

Many resist standard race labels on 2010 census

WASHINGTON, D.C. — When the 2010 census asked people to classify themselves by race, more than 21.7 million — at least 1 in 14 — went beyond the standard labels and wrote in such terms as "Arab," ''Haitian," ''Mexican" and "multiracial."

Leguizamo makes theater debut in Spanish

John Leguizamo made his first foray into theater in Spanish last weekend with the debut en español of “Ghetto Klown.” The actor was rewarded with a sold-out three-day run for his 2011 Broadway one-man show at Manhattan’s Repertorio Español.