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  • Does ‘race’ matter? A study of ‘mixed race’ siblings’ identifications

    Does ‘race’ matter? A study of ‘mixed race’ siblings’ identifications Sociological Review Volume 58, Issue 2 (May 2010) Pages 265 – 285 DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-954X.2010.01903.x Miri Song, Professor of Sociology University of Kent ‘Mixed’ people comprise one of the fastest growing populations in Britain today, and their growth refutes the idea that there exist distinct, ‘natural’ races…

  • Obama Makes It Official: He’s African-American

    Obama Makes It Official: He’s African-American The Huffington Post 2010-04-05 Earl Ofari Hutchinson, Political Analyst and Social Issues Commentator President Obama unequivocally and unhesitatingly made it official: he’s African-American. That may sound silly and facile to say that but his checking the box “African-American” on his census form did two things. It made meaningless the…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Audio: History professor discusses census

    Audio: History professor discusses census The Daily Collegian Published Independently by the students at Penn State 2010-04-09 Eddie Lau Interview with Grace Delgado, Assistant Professor of History Pennsylvania State University Associate Professor of History Grace Delgado, who specializes in Chicano history, said the U.S. census is not sensitive enough to mix-raced residents. She said having…

  • Reinventing the Color Line: Immigration and America’s New Racial/Ethnic Divide

    Reinventing the Color Line: Immigration and America’s New Racial/Ethnic Divide Social Forces Volume 86, Number 2 (December 2007) E-ISSN: 1534-7605 Print ISSN: 0037-7732 DOI: 10.1353/sof.2008.0024 Jennifer Lee, Associate Professor of Sociology University of California, Irvine Frank D. Bean, Chancellor’s Professor of Sociology University of California, Irvine Contemporary nonwhite immigration from Latin America and Asia, increasing…

  • Teaching Race as a Social Construction: Two Interactive Class Exercises

    Teaching Race as a Social Construction: Two Interactive Class Exercises Teaching Sociology Volume 37, Number 4 (October 2009) Pages 369-378 Nikki Khanna, Assistant Professor of Sociology University of Vermont Cherise A. Harris, Assistant Professor of Sociology Connecticut College This paper offers two interactive exercises to teach students about race as a social construction. In the…