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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How Tessa Thompson Became A Modern Marvel BuzzFeed 2016-07-20 Anita Badejo, Associate Features Editor At a time when Hollywood is finally developing the kinds of projects for actors of color that had traditionally been out of reach, Tessa Thompson’s ascent to the A-list isn’t just welcome — it’s necessary. How can she embody this pivotal…
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“I’m Aboriginal. I’m Just Not The Aboriginal You Expect Me To Me.” // REVIEW OF “Am I Black Enough For You?” By Anita Heiss #AWW2016 A Keyboard and An Open Mind: The Blog of Avid Reader and Writer, Emily Witt 2016-08-15 Emily Witt Title: Am I Black Enough For You? Author: Anita Heiss Genre: Memoir/Non-fiction…
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Eyes Wide Cut: The American Origins of Korea’s Plastic Surgery Craze The Wilson Quarterly Fall 2015 Laura Kurek South Korea’s obsession with cosmetic surgery can be traced back to an American doctor, raising uneasy questions about beauty standards. At sixteen stories high, the doctor’s office looms over the neon-colored metropolis. Within the high-rise, consultation offices,…
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Faithfully Podcast 8: Asian Americans, Yellowface, and Pursuing Whiteness Faithfully Magazine: At the Intersection of Race, Culture & Christianity 2016-05-28 Chinese/Filipino Author Bruce Reyes-Chow Shares Perspectives on Navigating Race The Rev. Bruce Reyes-Chow joined the Faithfully Podcast crew recently to share his thoughts and observations on some issues Asian Americans face when it comes to…
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Half-Caste Actresses in Colonial Brazilian Opera Houses Latin American Theatre Review Volume 45, Number 2, Spring 2012 pages 57-71 DOI: 10.1353/ltr.2012.0016 Rosana Marreco Brescia Universidade Nova de Lisboa Operatic and theatrical historians in both Brazil and Portugal frequently mention that around the last quarter of the 18th century, Queen Maria I forbade women to perform…
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On Race and Medicine: Insider Perspectives ed. by Richard Garcia (review) American Studies Volume 55, Number 1, 2016 pages 163-164 DOI: 10.1353/ams.2016.0057 David Colón-Cabrera ON RACE AND MEDICINE: Insider Perspectives. Edited by Richard Garcia. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield. 2015. The fields of anthropology and sociology, in addition to health sciences, have problematized the topic…
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Taraji P. Henson Is a Math Genius in ‘Hidden Figures’ First Trailer Variety 2016-08-15 Dave McNary, Film Reporter Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, and Janelle Monae break the glass ceiling — among other barriers — in the first trailer for the NASA drama “Hidden Figures,” which debuted Sunday night during the Rio Olympics. The teaser…
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“If You Is White, You’s Alright. . . .” Stories About Colorism in America Washington University Global Studies Law Review Volume 14, Issue 4: Global Perspectives on Colorism (Symposium Edition) (2015) pages 585-607 Kimberly Jade Norwood, Henry H. Oberschelp Professor of Law; Professor of African & African American Studies Washington University School of Law, St.…