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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Category: Identity Development/Psychology
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The Origins, Current Status, and Future Prospects of Blood Quantum as the Definition of Membership in The Navajo Nation Tribal Law Journal University of New Mexico School of Law Volume 8 (2007-2008) pages 1-17 Paul Spruhan, Law Clerk Navajo Nation Supreme Court, Window Rock, Arizona In this article, the author discusses the origin of the…
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Invitation to Participate in Groundbreaking Study of Racial Identity If you are a person at least 18 years old, who is commonly identified as black, African American, biracial, mixed, or multiracial, but do not yourself subscribe to racial identity as part of your sense of self, please consider reviewing the information at www.racetranscenders.com to see…
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Tribal Kulturkampf: The Role of Race Ideology in Constructing Native American Identity Seton Hall Law Review Volume 35, Number 4 (2005) pages 1241-1260 Carla D. Pratt, Associate Professor of Law Pennsylvania State University I. INTRODUCTION “Law is embroiled in the politics of identity. It names parties, defines their speech and conduct, and assigns their rights…
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Multiracial Teens Launch A ‘Latte Rebellion’ Tell Me More National Public Radio 2011-07-15 Michel Martin, Host “You’re half Chinese and half European, I’m half Indian, a quarter Mexican and a quarter Irish. We’re mixed up. We’re not really one or the other ethnically. We’re like human lattes.” So explains Asha, the main character in Sarah…
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‘In The Blink Of An Eye,’ A Change In Racial Identity All Things Considered National Public Radio 2011-07-07 Michele Norris, Host Michael Sidney Fosberg grew up thinking he was white. His mother is white. His stepfather is white. And while he never met his biological father, the assumption was that he was white too. But…
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Number of multiracial people grows in Oneida County The Observer-Dispatch Utica, New York 2011-07-14 Elizabeth Cooper UTICA — Nisa Duong is part Vietnamese, part black, part American Indian and part white. But the 19-year-old Utica resident said her racial and ethnic identity isn’t at the forefront of her mind, and if it comes up,…