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  • Ethical Considerations in Social Work Research with Multiracial Individuals Journal of Social Work Values and Ethics Volume 7, Number 1 (2010) 10 pages Kelly F. Jackson, MSW, PhD, Assistant Professor of Social Work Arizona State University Growing diversity in the U.S. has prioritized social work’s ethical obligation to develop specialized knowledge and understanding of culture…

  • How is it that people know when they belong and to what they belong? This question, about the epistemology of belonging, carries a particular complexity for mixed-race women.

  • Ethics of Racial Identity Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association 108th Annual Conference 2010-11-13 through 2010-11-14 Chaminade University, Honolulu, Hawaii Presiding Officer: Adebe DeRango-Adem, York University Barack Obama benefited from the spirit of tolerance that defined Hawaii’s racial climate. This special session envisions a mixed-race literature in the age of Obama that forwards not solely…

  • Think Outside of The Box: Understanding Multiracial Students Wisconsin Academic Advising Association Conference Appleton, Wisconsin 2009-09-18 18 pages Handout: 4 pages Angela Kellogg, Director of Academic Advising and Career Services University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point Overview Agenda Introduction and interest in topic Multiracial trivia quiz Overview of session General multiracial information Study: methods and results…

  • Ward Helps Biracial Youths on Journey Toward Acceptance The New York Times 2009-11-09 John Branch PITTSBURGH — Steelers receiver Hines Ward surrounded himself with old friends at the dinner table on a recent Saturday night. The bond was as obvious as the look on everyone’s faces — half Korean, half something else. The shared experience…

  • Racial Identity and Self-Esteem: Problems Peculiar to Biracial Children Journal of the American Academy of Child Psychiatry Volume 24, Issue 2, (March 1985) Pages 150-153 DOI: 10.1016/S0002-7138(09)60440-4 Michael R. Lyles, M.D. Assistant Professor of Psychiatry University of Kentucky College of Medicine Antronette Yancey, M.D. University of Kentucky College of Medicine Candis Grace, M.D. University of…

  • American demands, African treasures, Mixed possibilities The African Diaspora Archaeology Network University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign December 2006 Newsletter ISSN: 1933-8651 16 pages Daniel R. McNeil, Lecturer in Media and Cultural Studies Newcastle University, United Kingdom In the 1990s, many Americans sought to cast themselves as heroic defenders of the liberal arts by condemning Afrocentricity. This…

  • ‘Celtic Samurai’ Tells Story of Hapa Family Life Hokubei.com – North America’s Japanese Newsource 2010-06-18 “Celtic Samurai,” a storytelling program by Dr. Stephen Murphy-Shigematsu on the family life of a Japanese mother and American-born Irish father, will be presented by the Japanese American National Library and the Nichi Bei Weekly on Saturday, June 19, [2010]…

  • Developing a positive racial identity–challenges for psychotherapists working with black and mixed race adopted adults The Psychotherapist Spring 2010 pages 10-12 Esther Ina-Egbe, Psychotherapist, Counsellor and Trainer In this article, Esther Ina-Egbe argues that psychotherapists need to explore the repetitions and lack of mirroring that may be present in the therapeutic relationship There is a…

  • Of Rogues and Geldings The American Historical Review AHR Forum: Amalgamation and the Historical Distinctiveness of the United States Volume 108, Number 5 (December 2003) Barbara J. Fields, Professor of History Columbia University David Hollinger has performed a valuable service by insisting on the historical uniqueness of the Afro-American experience, rejecting the false history, spurious…