Category: Identity Development/Psychology

  • Racial Malleability and Authenticity in Multiracial Well-Being Study 2012-11-08 Lauren Smith, Ed.M., Doctoral Candidate in Counseling Psychology University of Miami Greetings! My name is Lauren Smith and I am a doctoral student incounseling psychology at the University of Miami. As part of my dissertation research, I am conducting a survey of adult multiracial individuals’ experiences…

  • Request for Participants in a Study About Multiracial Identity and Conceptions of Self 2012-11-01 We are currently seeking interested, eligible individuals to participate in a study about multiracial identity and conceptions of self conducted by Evelina Lou and Dr. Richard Lalonde at York University, Toronto, Canada. Participants will be asked to complete an online questionnaire…

  • What Can We Learn about White Privilege and Racism from the Experiences of White Mothers Parenting Biracial Children? Wilfrid Laurier University 2008 175 pages Shannon Cushing A THESIS Submitted to the Department of Psychology in partial fulfillment of the requirements for Master of Arts Degree in Community Psychology Despite progress in the movement toward anti-racism,…

  • Scholars fix gaze on changing racial landscape Chicago Tribune 2012-10-29 Dawn Turner Trice Laura Kina, 39, is half Asian-American and half white. Her husband is Jewish, and her stepdaughter is half Hispanic. Her family, including her fair-skinned, blue-eyed biological daughter, lives near Devon Avenue in the heart of Chicago’s Indian and Pakistani community. Kina, who’s…

  • Multiracial Children – How Racial Identities Develop City Families: Helping New Yorkers Adopt New York’s Children The Vincent J. Fontanta Center 27 Christopher Street New York, New York 10011 2012-10-26, 18:00-20:00 EDT (Local Time)   Have you ever wondered about how children from multiracial backgrounds develop their racial identity?  Please join us in welcoming Dr. Ricia…

  • Biracial identity: trying to fit in The Daily Tar Heel University of North Carolina 2012-10-22 Averi Harper, Columnist You’re Hispanic, right? No? Well, are you Middle Eastern? No? Then what are you? Oh, that’s so interesting! The above is just a sample of the prodding questions that sometimes come with biracial or multiracial identity. Biracial…

  • Perceived discrimination, group identification, and life satisfaction among multiracial people: A test of the rejection-identification model. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology Volume 18, Number 4 (October 2012) pages 319-328 DOI: 10.1037/a0029729 Lisa S. Giamo Department of Psychology Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada Michael T. Schmitt, Associate Professor of Psychology Simon Fraser University,…

  • Amerasians Atmo 1998-10-22 52 minutes Erik Gandini, Director/Producer In 1988, after the Congress passed the Amerasian Homecoming Act, Vietnamese youngsters who could prove they had been fathered by an American were issued with a ticket for the U.S. and granted six months ”upkeep”. Overnight, society’s lowest ranks became ”golden children”, able to take a whole…

  • St. Stephen’s launches book about struggles with identity City Centre Mirror Toronto, Canada 2012-10-17 Justin Skinner A group of talented young men and women from St. Stephen’s Community House are hoping their own experiences can help other youth navigate the stereotypes and challenges of growing up biracial. St. Stephen’s has launched a new book titled…

  • Family Portrait in Black and White: Documentary by Julia Ivanova Interfilm Productions Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 2011 Institutional Use: Double DVD (includes 85 and 52 minute versions) Private Use: 85 minute DVD Julia Ivanova, Director Olga Nenya has 27 children. Four of them, now adults, are her biological children; the other 23 are adopted or…