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Multiracial Matrix: The Role of Race Ideology in the Enforcement of Anti-Discrimination Laws, a United States – Latin America Comparison

2010-02-11

Multiracial Matrix: The Role of Race Ideology in the Enforcement of Anti-Discrimination Laws, a United States – Latin America Comparison Cornell Law Review Volume 87, Number 5 (July 2002) Cornell University Law School Tanya Katerí Hernández, Professor of Law Fordham University This Article examines the role of race ideology in the enforcement of antidiscrimination laws. Professor…
Students’ growing refusal to state a race on forms frustrates school officials

2010-02-10

Students’ growing refusal to state a race on forms frustrates school officials Sacramento Bee 2010-01-18 Stephen Magagnini Sacramento, California — About half of the 37 students in teacher Jeanne Kirchofer’s Laguna Creek High School classroom, who span nearly every combination of race and ethnicity, have joined the growing number of California students who decline to…
Hideously diverse Britain: the college where histories collide

2010-02-10

Hideously diverse Britain: the college where histories collide The Guardian 2010-01-10 Hugh Muir It was 1940 and the 200 students of South West Essex Technical College posed ramrod straight on the sharply inclined steps; ties stiff, uniforms crisp. They were RAF cadets learning science and engineering at the place that was dubbed the People’s University.…
College applications in a post-race world: Admissions process will soon need to address class concerns

2010-02-10

College applications in a post-race world: Admissions process will soon need to address class concerns GW Hatchet Independent Student Paper of George Washington University 2010-01-14 Evan Schwartz, Columnist In a recent editorial for The Boston Globe, columnist Neal Gabler railed against what he referred to as “the college admissions scam” and a perceived bias in…
Six degrees of Princeton’s African-American history: America writ small

2010-02-10

Six degrees of Princeton’s African-American history: America writ small Princeton Alumni Weekly Rally ‘Round the Cannon 2010-01-13 Gregg Lange, Class of 1970 The New York Times’ recent genealogy study of Michelle Obama ’85, noting for the first time her slave and mixed-race heritage, seemingly surprised a broad swath of the populace. This indicates that we…
Legislating Women’s Sexuality: Cherokee Marriage Laws in the Nineteenth Century

2010-02-09

Legislating Women’s Sexuality: Cherokee Marriage Laws in the Nineteenth Century Journal of Social History Volume 38, Number 2, Winter 2004 E-ISSN: 1527-1897 Print ISSN: 0022-4529 DOI: 10.1353/jsh.2004.0144 Fay A. Yarbrough, Associate Professor of History University of Oklahoma During the first half of the nineteenth century, the Cherokee Nation passed many laws to regulate marriage and…
Racial Categories in Medical Practice: How Useful Are They?

2010-02-08

Is it good medical practice for physicians to “eyeball” a patient’s race when assessing their medical status or even to ask them to identify their race?
Multiracial Recognition in the 2000 Census: A Personal Perpective

2010-02-08

Multiracial Recognition in the 2000 Census: A Personal Perpective Perspectives Winter 2003 pages 48-58 Ikeita Cantú Hinojosa, JD, MSW National Women’s Law Center, Washington, D.C The census classification scheme chosen for race and ethnicity has become a prominent social fact in its own right and involves serious political and cultural consequences beyond its explicit policy…
Nooksack Tribe member explores multiracial culture

2010-02-08

Nooksack Tribe member explores multiracial culture The Bellingham Herald 2009-09-28 Dean Kahn Louie Gong grew up eating American Indian bread for breakfast and Chinese dinners cooked on a camp stove. In the evening, his Chinese and native relatives got together for mah-jongg. Gong’s mother was of French and Scottish descent. His father was half Chinese,…
The Cosmic Race by José Vasconcelos: “La Raza Cósmica” and Issues of Racial Diversity and Purity

2010-02-08

The Cosmic Race by José Vasconcelos: “La Raza Cósmica” and Issues of Racial Diversity and Purity suite101.com 2010-01-26 Melanie Zoltan, Adjunct Professor of History Bay Path College In “The Cosmic Race” (“La Raza Cósmica” in Spanish), José Vasconcelos argues that racial diversity and interbreeding will produce one superior race. Is it code for purity? While…

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