Mixed Race Studies

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  • Multiracialism should not be confused with multiculturalism.

    Multiracialism should not be confused with multiculturalism. Where multiculturalism generally promotes the acceptance of divergent people and cultures for the sake of diversity, multiracialism maintains a decidedly conservative agenda of colorblind ideology that strives to blur the color line at the expense of racialized (particularly black) politics, culture, and identity. (I say particularly black because,…

  • “Founding Mothers:” White Mothers of Biracial Children in the Multiracial Movement (1979-2000)

    “Founding Mothers:” White Mothers of Biracial Children in the Multiracial Movement (1979-2000) Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut April 2012 142 pages Alicia Doo Castagno A thesis submitted to the faculty of Wesleyan University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts with Departmental Honors in American Studies TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgements…

  • Talkin’ Race with Laura and Wei Ming

    Talkin’ Race with Laura and Wei Ming The Magic Mulatto: Bringing the fine art of Race Talk straight to the people 2013-03-26 Brett Russell Coleman, Doctoral Student of Community & Prevention Research University of Illinois, Chicago “In 1969, we weren’t at war with China.” If that sentence leaves you perplexed in any way, you need…

  • Multiracial Identity: An International Perspective

    Multiracial Identity: An International Perspective Palgrave Macmillan September 2000 186 pages 5 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches ISBN: 978-0-312-23219-1 ISBN10: 0-312-23219-5 Mark Christian, Professor of African & African American Studies Lehman College, City University of New York Multiracial Identity provides an accessible account of the social construction of racialized groups. Using both primary (in-depth interviews)…

  • Race and the Census: The “Negro” Controversy

    Race and the Census: The “Negro” Controversy Pew Research: Social & Demographic Trends Pew Research Center 2010-01-21 D’Vera Cohn, Senior Writer The topic of racial identification on census forms has a long, fascinating history, which has generated fresh debate as the 2010 Census begins. Why, some ask, does the form include the word “Negro,” along…

  • kiyâm

    kiyâm Athabasca University Press May 2012 144 pages Paperback ISBN: 978-1-926836-69-0 eBook (PDF) ISBN: 978-1-926836-70-6 eBook (EPub) ISBN: 978-1-926836-71-3 Naomi McIlwraith Through poems that move between the two languages, McIlwraith explores the beauty of the intersection between nêhiyawêwin, the Plains Cree language, and English, âkayâsîmowin. Written to honour her father’s facility in nêhiyawêwin and her…

  • Mixed Race Identities

    This book investigates the ethnic and racial options exercised by young mixed race people in higher education in Britain, and it is the first to explore the identifications and experiences of various types of mixed race individuals. It reveals the diverse ways in which these young people identify and experience their mixed status, the complex…

  • Paralegal claims discrimination by law firm because of mixed-race heritage

    Paralegal claims discrimination by law firm because of mixed-race heritage The Southeast Texas Record: Southeast Texas’ Legal Journal Beaumont, Texas 2013-03-25 John Suayan, Galveston Bureau HOUSTON – Montgomery County resident Darren Chew claims he was subjected to racial discrimination while working for a collections law firm and has filed a lawsuit. Recent court papers filed…

  • Mixing it Up

    Mixing it Up Salon 2001-03-08 Suzy Hansen Alabama just legalized black-white marriage. An expert talks about why it took so long and the American obsession with racial purity. In November 2000, after a statewide vote in a special election, Alabama became the last state to overturn a law that was an ugly reminder of America’s…

  • AAS 550: Asian Americans of Mixed Heritages

    AAS 550: Asian Americans of Mixed Heritages San Francisco State University Spring 2012 Wei Ming Dariotis, Associate Professor of Asian American Studies This is an interactive, dynamic course taught in a seminar style with an expectation of active student participation. Group work and interaction are emphasized in order to provide students with real life problem…