Mixed Race Studies

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  • Understanding the Epistemology of Ethnic Identity Development in Multiethnic College Students

    Understanding the Epistemology of Ethnic Identity Development in Multiethnic College Students Journal of College Student Development Volume 49, Number 5, September/October 2008 pages 443-458 E-ISSN: 1543-3382 Print ISSN: 0897-5264 DOI: 10.1353/csd.0.0028 Prema Chaudhari University of Pittsburgh Jane Elizabeth Pizzolato, Assistant Professor Department of Education University of California, Los Angeles We examined the nuances of multiethnic…

  • “Who Am I? Mental Health & Dual Heritage” Conference Report

    “Who Am I? Mental Health & Dual Heritage” Conference Report At GMCVO, ST. THOMAS CENTRE Ardwick Green North, Manchester, M12 6FZ This event was held on 2009-06-10, from 08:00Z to 13:00Z Programme: 08:00Z Registration 08:30Z Mixed Heritage Identities; the issues and challenges Bradley Lincoln Multiple Heritage Project Manchester 09:00Z Women; mixed heritage and mental health Lindsey…

  • When Race Becomes Even More Complex: Toward Understanding the Landscape of Multiracial Identity and Experiences

    When Race Becomes Even More Complex: Toward Understanding the Landscape of Multiracial Identity and Experiences Journal of Social Issues Volume 65, Number 1 (March 2009) pages 1-11 DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-4560.2008.01584.x Margaret Shih University of California, Los Angeles Diana T. Sanchez Rutgers University, The State University of New Jersey The explosion in the number of people coming…

  • Mixed-up kids? Race, identity and social order

    Mixed-up kids? Race, identity and social order Russell House Publishing December 2008 184 pages ISBN: 9781905541386 Tina G. Patel University of Salford Transracial adoptees, children of mixed parentage, children of settled immigrant families… more and more children are growing up in mixed-race families and social environments. And there is increasing variety within this mixed-ness. Yet…

  • The Best of Both Worlds? Family Influences on Mixed Race Youth Identity Development

    The Best of Both Worlds? Family Influences on Mixed Race Youth Identity Development Qualitative Social Work Volume 7, Number 1 (March 2008) pages 81-98 DOI: 10.1177/1473325007086417 Susan E. Crawford Halton Multicultural Council, Canada Ramona Alaggia University of Toronto, Canada This study explored influences on racial identity of mixed race youth who identified themselves to be…

  • My Choice, Your Categories: The Denial of Multiracial Identities

    Mixed-race individuals often encounter situations in which their identities are a source of tension, particularly when expressions of multiracial and biracial identity are not supported or allowed. Two studies examined the consequences of this identity denial.

  • Racing to Theory or Retheorizing Race? Understanding the Struggle to Build a Multiracial Identity Theory

    Racing to Theory or Retheorizing Race? Understanding the Struggle to Build a Multiracial Identity Theory Journal of Social Issues 2009 Volume 65, Number 1 pp. 13–34 Kerry Ann Rockquemore, Associate Professor University of Illinois at Chicago David L. Brunsma, Professor of Sociology Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Daniel J. Delgado University of Missouri-Columbia Empirical…

  • Re-Mix: Rethinking the use of ‘Hapa’ in Mixedrace Asian/Pacific Islander American Community Organizing

    Re-Mix: Rethinking the use of ‘Hapa’ in Mixedrace Asian/Pacific Islander American Community Organizing McNair Journal Fall 2005 Angela S. Taniguchi, McNair Scholar Washington State University Linda Heidenreich, Chair and Associate Professor Department of Women’s Studies Washington State University The term Hapa is Hawaiian in origin and roughly means ‘half’. Recently, many mixedrace Asian/Pacific Islanders on…

  • Dr. Maria P. P. Root Guest on Mixed Chicks Chat

    Dr. Maria P. P. Root Guest on Mixed Chicks Chat Mixed Chicks Chat (The only live weekly show about being racially and culturally mixed. Also, founders of the Mixed Roots Film & Literary Festival) Hosted by Fanshen Cox, Heidi W. Durrow Website: TalkShoe™ (Keywords: Mixed Chicks) Episode: #113 – Maria P. P. Root, Ph.D. Wednesday,…

  • When Race Matters: Racially Stigmatized Others and Perceiving Race as a Biological Construction Affect Biracial People’s Daily Well-Being

    When Race Matters: Racially Stigmatized Others and Perceiving Race as a Biological Construction Affect Biracial People’s Daily Well-Being Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin Volume 35, Number 9 (September 2009) pages 1154-1164 DOI: 10.1177/0146167209337628 Diana T. Sanchez, Associate Professor of Psychology Rutgers University Julie A. Garcia, Associate Professor of Psychology California Polytechnic State University Stigmatized group…