Mixed Race Studies
Scholarly perspectives on the mixed race experience.
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- You were either Black or white. To claim whiteness as a mixed child was to deny and hide Blackness. Our families understood that the world we were growing into would seek to denigrate this part of us and we would need a community that was made up, always and already, of all shades of Blackness.
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A summer camp where Jews of color go to ‘feel normal’ The Times of Israel 2014-08-20 Rebecca Spence With an emphasis on diverse Diaspora Judaism, Camp Be’chol Lashon has a markedly different mandate than most Jewish camps PETALUMA, Calif. (JTA) — On a cool Sunday evening, Jewish campers with nervous smiles took to the stage…
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Metis: Race, Recognition, and the Struggle for Indigenous Peoplehood University of British Columbia Press 2014-05-12 284 pages 6 x 9 in. Hardcover ISBN: 9780774827218 Chris Andersen, Research and Associate Professor of Native Studies University of Alberta Ask any Canadian what “Métis” means, and they will likely say “mixed race” or “part Indian, part white.” Canadians…
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Whose Sperm Counts? Nursing Clio: Because the Personal is Historical 2014-08-19 Lara Freidenfelds, Historian of Sex, Reproduction, and Women’s Health in America Recently, a Canadian fertility clinic made the news because it refused to allow a white client to be impregnated with sperm from a donor of color. The clinic director told the media, “I’m…
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Black, White, or Mixed: Identity Formation and Choice Among Black-White Biracial Individuals Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama 2014-08-02 82 pages Madison Alayne Hinton A thesis submitted to the Graduate Faculty of Auburn University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts Identity is a term that is difficult to define, yet…
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With time I learned that there is no one way to be black and a woman, and that being black and German is in no way a contradiction in terms. In fact, I have acquired the power to create a combination of the traits that is unique to me. I can be black, a woman…
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Intervening in the racial imaginary: ‘mixed race’ and resistance in contemporary Australian Literature University of Sydney 2014 243 pages Lyn Sue Dickens A thesis submitted in fulfilment of requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences This thesis examines the extent to which three contemporary Australian novels can be…
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Steve Byrne: Irish-Korean American Writes About His Life for TV CAAM (Center for Asian American Media) 2014-08-15 Dino-Ray Ramos For three seasons on network TV, an Irish-Korean American comedian has been writing and starring in his own show, to little fanfare. Now, Steve Byrne of TBS’ Sullivan & Son shares how he nabbed a sitcom…
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Re:Membering (our memories our stories) Hapa Happy Hour: A lively discussion and celebration of the mixed heritage experience. 2014-08-04 Hosts: Rena Heinrich Hiwa Bourne Lisa Liang The ladies talk about Lisa’s succesful one woman show: Alien CItizen: An Earth Odyssey! Recorded last year (July 2013). Download the episode here.