The Department of Other Studies

Other than Caucasians, every recognized ethnic group has a studies department at almost every major academic institution. Well, except one... "Other".

The census bureau officially recognizes "Other" as an ethnicity. When I fill out job applications, "other" is an option for how I ethnically categorize myself. And as a person of mixed heritage, that means that I have three options available. I (the author of this blog), can list myself as "Asian/Pacific Islander", "Caucasian other than Hispanic", or "Other". But when I go to institutions of higher learning that are supposedly sensitive to the needs of all ethnic groups does not have a department of "Other" studies.

So please tell me why I can find departments of African, Asian, Chicano, and Native American studies, but no department of Other studies. I just want to know why us "Others" are being academically discriminated against.

Until then, I DEMAND MY DEPARTMENT OF OTHER STUDIES.