Other categories offered were black, brown, white, mixed/multi-racial and any other.
NEW YORK - The United Nations has been accused by some of its staff of racism after it issued a survey that included a question asking how they identify themselves, and offered 'yellow' among the possible responses.
But the first question, on how staff identify themselves, itself reflected an historic Western racist view of Asians by listing 'yellow' as an option, several U.N. staffers told Reuters. United Nations spokesman Stephane Dujarric said the survey would be"taken off-line and revised appropriately taking into account the legitimate concerns" that had been expressed.
Erica Foldy, an associate professor at the Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at New York University, said the use of the term was not acceptable.
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