Mixed Race Studies

Scholarly perspectives on the mixed race experience.

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  • Who are we? Census 2011 reports on ethnicity in the UK

    Who are we? Census 2011 reports on ethnicity in the UK Runnymede Trust: Intelligence for a multi-ethnic Britain 2012-12-11 Dr. Omar Khan, Head of Policy Research Every ten years the Census provides us with multiple insights into the state of modern Britain. In today’s release of the 2011 Census, we find that the Black and…

  • The melting pot generation: How Britain became more relaxed on race

    The melting pot generation: How Britain became more relaxed on race British Future 2012-12-12 26 pages Rob Ford, Lecturer in Politics University of Manchester Rachael Jolley, Editorial Director and Director of Communications British Future Sunder Katwala, Director British Future Binita Mehta, Intern British Future As the 2011 census results show an ever larger number of…

  • Mixed Experiences: a study of the childhood narratives of mixed race people related to risks to their mental health and capacity for developing resilience

    Mixed Experiences: a study of the childhood narratives of mixed race people related to risks to their mental health and capacity for developing resilience City University London, School of Health Sciences December 2011 330 pages Dinah Cecilia Morley This thesis is submitted in accordance with the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in…

  • Mixed-race Britain: Proud of both sides and here to stay

    Mixed-race Britain: Proud of both sides and here to stay The Daily Mail Lindsay John’s blog 2012-12-11 Lindsay John According to data from last year’s census, revealed today, Britain’s mixed-race population probably now exceeds one million. Moreover, the mixed-race population is among the fastest growing in Britain and is already the largest ethnic group among…

  • Psychology Study: Is This You? Please Join Us!

    Psychology Study: Is This You? Please Join Us! University of Maryland, College Park Psychology Department Post Date: 2012-12-11 If you have 1 self-identified Black parent and 1 self-identified White parent, and are over the age of 18, we invite you to volunteer to be a part of our research. Earn SONA Course Credit or $10…

  • Hapa: One Step at a Time [KQED Upcoming Broadcasts]

    Hapa: One Step at a Time [KQED Upcoming Broadcasts] KQED: Public Media for Northern California KQED World (Comcast 190, Digital 9.3) 2013-01-21, 07:30 and 13:30 PST (Local Time) Race remains a powerful symbol in the US; it still is a shorthand notation for most Americans. This program speaks to how individuals of Asian and Pacific…

  • How might social policies change as more Americans identify themselves as “multiracial”?

    QUESTION: How might social policies change as more Americans identify themselves as “multiracial”?

  • Hapa: One Step at a Time

    Hapa: One Step at a Time Center for Asian American Media 2001 26 minutes DVD Midori Sperandeo, Producer KVIE-TV According to 2000 Census statistics, nearly 7 million Americans identify themselves as multi-racial, or ‘hapa.’ This engaging first-person documentary is about marathon runner and TV producer Midori Sperandeo’s struggles to come to terms with her hapa…

  • Soledad O’Brien: Who is black in America? I am

    Soledad O’Brien: Who is black in America? I am Cable News Network (CNN) 2012-12-07 Editor’s Note: In today’s United States, is being black determined by the color of your skin, by your family, by what society says, or something else? Soledad O’Brien reports “Who Is Black in America?” on CNN at 8 p.m. ET/PT this…

  • Dismantling the Race Myth

    Dismantling the Race Myth Kyoto International Conference Center Kyoto, Japan 2012-12-15 through 2012-12-16 Poster (PDF, Japanese) Institute for Research in Humanities, Kyoto University presents International Symposium.   “Race” still has social reality even though it has no biological reality. This symposium aims to dismantle the race myth by bringing together scholars in a wide range…