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  • Acts of Intercourse: “Miscegenation” in three 19th Century American Novels

    Acts of Intercourse: “Miscegenation” in three 19th Century American Novels American Studies in Scandinavia Volume 27 (1995) pages 126-141 Domhnall Mitchell, Professor of English Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway Until this period of the evening, the duties of hospitality and the observances of religion had prevented familiar discourse. But the regular offices…

  • Multiracial students speak out on campus

    Multiracial students speak out on campus The Vermont Cynic 2010-03-15 Patrick Dowd The question of racial identity isn’t always black and white.  Multiracial students on campus  say that struggle for identity extends beyond stereotypes and name mispronunciations, according to the four student panelists who spoke on behalf of UVM’s multicultural students at Harris/Millis. “Since I…

  • The Monochrome Society: Americanness and the unsung agreement across racial lines

    The Monochrome Society: Americanness and the unsung agreement across racial lines Policy Review Hoover Institution Stanford University Feburary & March 2001 Amitai Etzioni Various demographers and other social scientists have been predicting for years that the end of the white majority in the United States is near, and that there will be a majority of…

  • In multiracial America, the census puts us in a box

    In multiracial America, the census puts us in a box Washington Post 2010-03-21 Susan Straight, Professor of Creative Writing University of California, Riverside I received the census form in the mail last week, and I was ready. A vaguely admonitory letter from the Census Bureau had arrived the week before, urging me to fill out…

  • Count Yourself In California: The Census on Multiracial ID’s

    Count Yourself In California: The Census on Multiracial ID’s Spot.Us 2010-03-18 Denise L. Poon When she fills out her 2010 Census form this week, 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 [University of California] Irvine and…

  • Homelands and Indigenous Identities in a Multiracial Era

    Homelands and Indigenous Identities in a Multiracial Era Social Science Research Article In Press, Accepment Manuscript Online: 2010-02-17 Carolyn A. Liebler, Assistant Professor Department of Sociology and Minnesota Population Center University of Minnesota Although multiple race responses are now allowed on federal censuses and surveys, most interracially married single-race parents report a single race for…

  • Blood, Race, and National Identity: Scientific and Popular Discourses

    Blood, Race, and National Identity: Scientific and Popular Discourses Journal of Medical Humanities Volume 23, Numbers 3-4 (December, 2002) Pages 171-186 Print ISSN: 1041-3545; Online ISSN: 1573-3645 DOI: 10.1023/A:1016890117447 Allyson Polsky McCabe, Lecturer in English Yale University This essay examines the symbolic significance of blood in the twentieth century and its role in determining the…

  • Meeting the Needs of Multiracial and Multiethnic Children in Early Childhood Settings

    Meeting the Needs of Multiracial and Multiethnic Children in Early Childhood Settings Early Childhood Education Journal Issue Volume 26, Number 1 (September, 1998) Pages 7-11 Print ISSN 1082-3301; Online ISSN: 1573-1707 DOI 10.1023/A:1022974423276 Francis Wardle Early childhood programs have been in the forefront of implementing a multiracial curriculum. Early childhood educators need to extend these…

  • Examining Ethnic Identity and Self-Esteem Among Biracial and Monoracial Adolescents

    Examining Ethnic Identity and Self-Esteem Among Biracial and Monoracial Adolescents Journal of Youth and Adolescence Volume 33, Number 2 (April, 2004) pages 123-132 Print ISSN: 0047-2891; Online ISSN: 1573-6601 DOI: 10.1023/B:JOYO.0000013424.93635.68 Jeana R. Bracey University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Mayra Y. Bámaca University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Adriana J. Umaña-Taylor Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium The psychological…

  • Biracial-Bisexual Individuals: Identity Coming of Age

    Biracial-Bisexual Individuals: Identity Coming of Age International Journal of Sexuality and Gender Studies Issue Volume 5, Number 3 (July, 2000) Pages 221-253 ISSN 1566-1768 (Print) 1573-8167 (Online) DOI: 10.1023/A:1010137025394 J. Fuji Collins, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student Health & Wellness – Vice Chancellor University of California, Merced There is considerable controversy regarding the means by…