Mixed Race Studies

Scholarly perspectives on the mixed race experience.

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  • Choosing Choosing Racial Sides: Part Two… A Different Perspective

    Choosing Racial Sides: Part Two… A Different Perspective USARiseUp.com 2010-02-20 Cassandra Franklin-Barbajosa Contrary to popular opinion, the way mixed-race people look is not the primary influence that determines what part of their heritage they identify with, according to Seattle clinical psychologist and independent scholar Dr. Maria P. P. Root. She says a host of other…

  • Chosing Racial Sides… American Society Forces Its Children To Make Tough Choices

    Chosing Racial Sides… American Society Forces Its Children To Make Tough Choices USARiseUp.com 2010-02-20 Cassandra Franklin-Barbajosa When Jolanda Williams looks in a mirror, the image she sees is a warm peach complexion framed in dark silky hair, high cheekbones beneath almond eyes, and full lips that slip into an easy, radiant smile. She has a…

  • Multiracial Americans and Social Class: The Influence of Social Class on Racial Identity

    As the racial hierarchy shifts and inequality between Americans widens, it is important to understand the impact of social class on the rapidly growing multiracial population. “Multiracial Americans and Social Class” is the first book on multiracial Americans to do so and fills a noticeable void in a growing market.

  • Everyday Practice of Race in America: Ambiguous Privilege

    Everyday Practice of Race in America: Ambiguous Privilege Routledge 2010-04-13 128 pages Hardback ISBN: 978-0-203-85266-8 Paperback ISBN: 978-0-415-78055-1 E-Book ISBN: 978-0-203-85266-8 Utz McKnight, Assistant Professor of Political Science University of Alabama An original contribution to political theory and cultural studies this work argues for a reinterpretation of how race is described in US society. McKnight…

  • Mixed: Reflections on Race

    Mixed: Reflections on Race Mamapedia Mamapedia Voices 2010-03-30 Kip Fulbeck, Professor of Performative Studies, Video University of California, Santa Barbara Mom Wisdom comes in many forms. Mamapedia Voices proudly showcases useful and insightful posts by selected writers, from up-and-coming mom bloggers to well-known mom experts. I could be anywhere, picking up some innocuous bureaucratic form…

  • For some, question #9 is number one

    For some, question #9 is number one Nguoi Viet 2 Online 2010-04-02 Denise L. Poon LASpot.Us When she fills out her 2010 Census form, Mei-Ling Malone is looking forward to answering Question #9 “the race question.” She’s adamant about documenting her multiracial background. Malone, who studied multiracial politics at UC Irvine and is now pursuing…

  • “Mixed: Portraits of Multiracial Kids” Exhibition in L.A.

    “Mixed: Portraits of Multiracial Kids” Exhibition in L.A. The Huffington Post 2010-04-19 Victoria Namkung, Lifestyle Journalist Mixed: Portraits of Multiracial Kids from artist, slam poet, UCSB professor and filmmaker Kip Fulbeck, features over 70 framed photographic images of multiracial children along with own their statements or drawings. Also a book by the same name, Mixed…

  • A portrait of couples in mixed unions

    A portrait of couples in mixed unions Component of Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 11-008-X Canadian Social Trends 2010-04-20 pages 68-80 Anne Milan, Senior Analyst Demography Division Hélène Maheux, Analyst Immigration and Ethnocultural Section Tina Chui, Chief Immigration and Ethnocultural Section in the Social and Aboriginal Statistics Division As Canada‘s population continues to become ethnoculturally diverse,…

  • Canada’s mixing pot: Multiracial relationships growing at rapid pace

    Canada’s mixing pot: Multiracial relationships growing at rapid pace National Post 2010-04-20 Mary Vallis The number of Canadians in mixed-race relationships and marriages is rising, still primarily a big city phenomenon, but a trend fuelled in part by romances in small cities, according to a new report released by Statistics Canada on Tuesday. Between 2001…

  • Beyond the Rainbow: Mixed Race and Mixed Culture in the 21st Century Work Place

    Beyond the Rainbow: Mixed Race and Mixed Culture in the 21st Century Work Place Society for Intercultural Education Training and Research 2010 Conference: Living and Working in a Intercultural World 2010-04-14 through 2010-04-17 Spokane, Washington Session Date: 2010-04-15 Harriet Cannon, M.C. Rhoda Berlin, MS Today on the street, at schools and in the workplace, we…