Category: Articles

  • Calling for Calm in Ferguson, Obama Cites Need for Improved Race Relations The New York Times 2014-08-18 Julie Hirschfeld Davis, White House Reporter WASHINGTON — President Obama called for calm and healing in Ferguson, Mo., on Monday even as he acknowledged the deep racial divisions that continue to plague not only that St. Louis suburb…

  • 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…

  • I received more than a few raised eyebrows after describing the recent trip my wife and I took to attend the Black German Cultural Society of New Jersey’s Second Annual Convention at Barnard College in New York. If you are tempted to believe that being both Black and German is an oxymoron; think again.

  • The Leftovers Sunday Book Review The New York Times 2014-08-15 Alexander Chee ‘Everything I Never Told You,’ by Celeste Ng Celeste Ng’s debut novel, “Everything I Never Told You,” is a literary thriller that begins with some stock elements: a missing girl, a lake, a local bad boy who was one of the last to…

  • “No, I meant where are you really from?” on being black and German Media Diversified 2014-08-15 Ella Achola School of Oriental and African Studies, London “No, I meant where are you really from?” is a micro-aggression I am all too familiar with when my simple answer of “Berlin” is perceived as insufficient to a query…

  • Are There Really Just Five Racial Groups? Slate 2012-05-17 Brian Palmer, Chief Explainer How the government developed its racial-classification system. For the first time in history, more than half of American children under the age of 1 are members of a minority group, according to figures released Wednesday by the Census Bureau. Everyone is familiar…

  • This essay lauds the publication of the Journal of Critical Mixed Race Studies, then turns immediately to argue that the journal must focus itself on actively becoming the authoritative voice on mixed-race matters, while also speaking out against naive colorblindness and premature declarations of postraciality. This is crucial because the public receives its information on…

  • The Politics of Multi-Racial Identity Mixed Roots Stories 2014-07-23 Marley-Vincent Lindsey, Guest Blogger Race-thinking has two distinct aspects: the real, and the conceptual. Both of these are important in the development of the racial politics of identity. These politics surround both what we know to be true about race (the real) and what we are…

  • Americans Fill Out President Obama’s Census Form: What is His Race? Social Science Quarterly Published Online: 2014-07-22 DOI: 10.1111/ssqu.12105 Jack Citrin, Heller Professor of Political Science University of California, Berkeley Morris Levy, Assistant Professor of Political Science University of Southern California Robert P. Van Houweling, Associate Professor of Political Science University of California, Berkeley Objective…

  • Monoracial and Biracial Children: Effects of Racial Identity Saliency on Social Learning and Social Preferences Child Development Published Online: 2014-07-14 DOI: 10.1111/cdev.12266 Sarah E. Gaither Department of Psychology Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts Eva E. Chen, Assistant Professor of Social Science The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Kathleen H. Corriveau, Assistant Professor of Human…