It’s dual-race for 1 in 6 babies of mixed parentagePosted in Articles, Asian Diaspora, Census/Demographics, New Media on 2012-01-12 02:08Z by Steven |
It’s dual-race for 1 in 6 babies of mixed parentage
The Straits Times
Singapore
2012-01-11
Amanda Tan
One in six newborn babies of mixed parentage was registered as having a double-barrelled race last year after a new policy kicked in allowing parents to do so.
This full-year figure, released for the first time to The Straits Times, comes a year after the policy was implemented in January last year.
The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) said 16 per cent of mixed-race babies born last year were recorded as being of dual race…
Read the entire article here.