Janet Helms and her colleagues developed the terms ALANA and VREG to describe ethnic minority populations in order to
A) avoid the term "minority," which they felt was disempowering.
B) describe new racial categories in order to establish different priorities.
C) emphasize the inequalities of our racial categories.
D) distinguish between ethnic minorities and racial minorities.

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Janet Helms and her colleagues introduced the terms ALANA (African, Latino(a), Asian, and Native American) and VREG (Visible Racial/Ethnic Groups) as a way to move away from the term "minority," which they believed carried disempowering connotations. These terms were meant to acknowledge the diversity and strengths of these groups without reducing them to a minority status.

Janet Helms and Her Colleagues Developed the Terms ALANA and VREG