Mixed Race Studies

Scholarly perspectives on the mixed race experience.

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  • Mixed Is/Mixed Ain’t

    Mixed Is/Mixed Ain’t Mixed Dreams: towards a radical multiracial/ethnic movement 2010-08-09 Nicole Asong Nfonoyim, Assistant Director, Multicultural Resource Center and Africana Community Coordinator Oberlin College …As someone who has never passed as anything other than black (and maybe a lil’ somethin’ else from time to time, but always black), I was surprised to find just how…

  • Fall 2010 Honors Colloquium: RACE

    Fall 2010 Honors Colloquium: RACE University of Rhode Island Tuesday evenings, 19:00 ET (Local Time); (23:00Z through November; 00:00Z on Wednesday after November 9). 2010-09-14 through 2010-12-07 Edwards Auditorium, URI Kingston Campus A series of public programs at the University of Rhode Island presented by the URI Honors Program Join us! The public is invited…

  • Multidisciplinary considerations for clinical work with the multiracial identity: a project based upon an independent investigation

    Multidisciplinary considerations for clinical work with the multiracial identity: a project based upon an independent investigation Smith College School for Social Work Northampton, Massachusetts 2010 76 pages Kate Lee Esther De Soto A project based upon an independent investigation, submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Social Work. This…

  • IndiVisible: African-Native American Lives in the Americas

    IndiVisible: African-Native American Lives in the Americas Smithsonian Institution 2009 256 pages 6 5/8 x 9 1/2 inches 115 color and black-and-white illustrations ISBN: 978-1-58834-271-3 Twenty-seven passionate essays explore the complex history and contemporary lives of people with a dual heritage that is a little-known part of American culture. Authors from across the Americas share…

  • Personal passion fuels Smithsonian exhibit

    Personal passion fuels Smithsonian exhibit San Francisco State University News 2010-02-12 Denize Springer The search for identity is particularly complex for Americans of both African and Native American heritage, according to Assistant Professor of American Indian Studies Robert Keith Collins. Of Choctaw and African American descent, Collins has turned a personal passion into a career.…

  • A dissertation: ‘Mixed-race’ identity among young adults in Britain

    A dissertation: ‘Mixed-race’ identity among young adults in Britain University of Sussex 2010 Sophie Kingham This article addresses the various processes through which ‘mixed-race’ identity is constructed with relation to a national British identity. A multiplicity of belongings which are negotiated on an everyday basis were explored and analysed, alongside theoretical issues and problematic terminology.…

  • Passing and Performance in the 21st Century: Black-White Biracial Americans and Passing as Black

    Passing and Performance in the 21st Century: Black-White Biracial Americans and Passing as Black American Sociological Association Annual Meeting 2010 Regular Session: Multi-Racial Classification/Identity Atlanta Marriott Marquis Monday, 2010-08-16, 16:30-18:10 EDT (Local Time) 35 pages Session Organizer: Rebecca C. King-O’Riain, Senior Lecturer of Sociology, National University of Ireland-Maynooth  Presider: Carolyn A. Liebler, Assistant Professor of…

  • White Parents – Black Children: How Parents Contribute to the Development of their Biracial Child’s Identity

    White Parents – Black Children: How Parents Contribute to the Development of their Biracial Child’s Identity American Sociological Association Annual Meeting Hilton San Francisco San Francisco, California 2009-08-09 20 pages Cristina Ortiz University of Chicago When a biracial child has one black and one white parent, society tends to identify the child as “black” or…

  • “Who Do You Think You’re Border Patrolling?”: Negotiating “Multiracial” Identities and “Interracial” Relationships

    “Who Do You Think You’re Border Patrolling?”: Negotiating “Multiracial” Identities and “Interracial” Relationships Georgia State University 2008 348 pages Melinda Anne Mills A Dissertation Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the College of Arts and Sciences Georgia State University Research on racial border patrolling has demonstrated…

  • The Influence of K-12 Schooling on the Identity Development of Multiethnic Students

    The Influence of K-12 Schooling on the Identity Development of Multiethnic Students University of British Columbia, Vancouver April 2010 Erica Mohan Thesis submitted in the partial fulfullment of the requirments for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Faculty of Graduate Studies (Educational Studies) This study examined the influence of K-12 schooling on the…