Category: Identity Development/Psychology

  • What does it mean to be “black enough?” Three women explore their racial identities The Washington Post 2016-12-11 On “Historically Black,” our podcast about black history, narrator Roxane Gay introduces three new voices. “What are you?” “Are you adopted?” “What are you mixed with?” Many photos and stories submitted to “Historically Black,” The Washington Post Tumblr…

  • Even today, being biracial in America is not always easy Observer-Reporter Washington County News Washington, Pennsylvania 2016-12-17 Karen Mansfield, Staff Writer Celeste Van Kirk/Observer-Reporter Dontae Monday, a student at Washington & Jefferson College, stands in front of Old Main recently. Koron Harris is used to strangers sneaking glances at her, and she knows why. “They’re…

  • The Monoracial Millennium (a parody): Rethinking Mixed Race in the Age of Obama Medium 2016-12-18 Gino M. Pellegrini “The Four Races” from Le Tour de la France par duex enfants (1877) by G. Bruno It sucks to wake up and realize that you’re back out of style — viewed as a promising development in one decade, viewed as an…

  • What Being of Mixed Heritage Has Taught Me About Identity VICE 2016-12-10 Salma Haidrani This article originally appeared on VICE UK “What are you?” When you think about it, it’s a pretty stupid question to ask another person, especially when you already know the answer: a human, just like you mate. But that doesn’t stop…

  • “Us versus Them” – A Thought on the Complexities of Multiracial Passing Multiracial Media: Voice of the Multiracial Community 2016-12-08 Joanna L. Thompson, Ph.D. Candidate Department of Criminology, Law, and Justice University of Illinois, Chicago Is this an example of “Multiracial Passing?” Photo credit: YouTube Recently, a post on TheRoot.com discussed the challenges Sofia Richie,…

  • Faculty Spotlight: Onnie Rogers Northwestern University Institute For Policy Research November 2016 IPR developmental psychologist Onnie Rogers examines how stereotypes affect youth identity. IPR developmental psychologist examines how children form their identities As an undergraduate student at the University of California, Los Angeles, and as the only African-American gymnast on her college team, IPR developmental…

  • Biracial Identity Development: A Case of Black-Korean Biracial Individuals in Korea International Journal Multicultural Education Volume 18, Number 3 (2016) pages 40-57 DOI: 10.18251/ijme.v18i3.1193 Hyein Amber Kim, Lecturer in Korean Language University of Washington This study examines two cases of Black-Korean biracial individuals and 4 Black-Korean biracial public figures who were playing influential roles in…

  • Multiethnic Women FEM: UCLA’s Feminist Newsmagazine Since 1973 2015-12-04 Kali Croke Out of all the things that compose an individual’s identity, one’s culture (defined by similarities in ideals, religion, language, habits, etc.) is perhaps the most significant. While we mostly understand the experiences of people of different singular cultures, oftentimes the experiences of individuals with…

  • Gendered (Mixed) Race FEM: UCLA’s Feminist Newsmagazine Since 1973 2016-05-26 Laura Jue “You’re so exotic.” That’s a phrase that many mixed race people like me have heard at least a few times in their lives. That sentiment is usually accompanied by other similarly dehumanizing compliments such as “mixed people are so beautiful,” “mixed babies are…

  • Study provides insight into children’s race and gender identities UW Today University of Washington 2016-11-15 Deborah Bach Children’s knowledge and use of race and gender labels have been well-explored by researchers, but how kids think about their own identities in those contexts, especially before adolescence, is less clear. A new study from the University of…