South African Chinese, Reclassified As Black

As the result of a decision by South Africa's high court, Chinese South Africans have been reclassfied as black people. Not qualifying for contracts and work promotions under laws designed to address the legacy of apartheid because they were regarded as white or of mixed race, and contending that Chinese South Africans "had faced widespread discrimination during the years of apartheid when they had been classified as people of mixed race," the Chinese Association of South Africa filed a legal action seeking the reclassification--and won.