non-white
Not Caucasian, perhaps
Non-white describes people or populations that are not of European descent—essentially, everyone except white people.
The term is common in demographic and sociological contexts: non-white voters, non-white neighborhoods.
Some find it objectionable for defining diverse populations only by what they are not, centering whiteness as the default.
Nonwhite individual
- BIPOCNonwhite identity acronym
- African AmericanU.S. Black ethnic identity
- Asian AmericanPerson of Asian ancestry in America
- HispanicOf Spanish-speaking origin
Latino · Indigenous · Native · Black · Brown · South Asian · East Asian · Pacific Islander
State of varied elements
- multiculturalIncluding multiple ethnic traditions
- inclusiveCovering all members
- belongingState of fitting in
- representationDepiction or likeness
integration · equity · acceptance · pluralism · cross-cultural · intercultural · coexistence · welcoming
Pushed to society's edges
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- racismPrejudice based on ethnicity
- inequalityUnequal distribution of resources
civil rights · affirmative action · racial profiling · exclusion · stereotyping · bias · microaggressions · representation
Smaller part of whole
- underrepresentedInsufficiently present in proportion
- populationAll inhabitants combined
- communityCollective of connected people
- censusOfficial population count
racial makeup · representation · proportion · pluralistic · heterogeneous
Perceived ancestral group membership
- cultural identityBelonging through shared traditions
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- rootsUnderground nutrient absorbers
background · self-identification · lived experience · diaspora · hyphenated identity · dual identity · code-switching · passing
person of color
Nonwhite individual
- BIPOCNonwhite identity acronym
- African AmericanU.S. Black ethnic identity
- Asian AmericanPerson of Asian ancestry in America
Hispanic · Latino · Indigenous · Native · Black · Brown · South Asian · East Asian · Pacific Islander · African
diversity
State of varied elements
- multiculturalIncluding multiple ethnic traditions
- inclusiveCovering all members
- belongingState of fitting in
representation · integration · equity · acceptance · pluralism · cross-cultural · intercultural · coexistence · welcoming · accessibility
marginalized
Pushed to society's edges
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- racismPrejudice based on ethnicity
inequality · civil rights · affirmative action · racial profiling · exclusion · stereotyping · bias · microaggressions · representation · equity
minority
Smaller part of whole
- underrepresentedInsufficiently present in proportion
- populationAll inhabitants combined
- communityCollective of connected people
census · racial makeup · representation · proportion · pluralistic · heterogeneous
racial identity
Perceived ancestral group membership
- cultural identityBelonging through shared traditions
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- ancestryFamily line of descent
roots · background · self-identification · lived experience · diaspora · hyphenated identity · dual identity · code-switching · passing · colorism
- Apartheidapartheid, pass laws, Group Areas Act, passbook, passbooks
non-whitewhite
Absence of pigment
Caucasian · white people · European · Anglo · Euro-American