Category: United States

  • Before the dialogue begins, before the first stage direction is explained, the complexities of race and racial identity percolate up from the script of “Am I White,” a new play by Austin writer Adrienne Dawes. Take the cast list: “Wesley Connor, biracial (passes as white), member of the White Order of Thule,” “Ryan Cahill, white,…

  • Latino and Race: Together and Separately Latino Rebels 2014-10-01 Vilma Ortiz, Professor of Sociology University of California, Los Angeles Just when I think that the notion of “white Hispanic” has faded away, several more commentaries continue to appear. All raise important points yet miss others that are equally important. (I want to thank Christina Saenz-Alcánatra…

  • Who and What the Hell Is a White Hispanic? Latino Rebels 2014-09-25 Christina Saenz-Alcántara Since The New York Times’ ridiculous piece in May claiming that more Latinos are identifying as “white” between the 2000 and 2010 Census, Latino and non-Latino commentators alike have been weighing in on the many shades of color within the Latino…

  • Born Champions [Full Episode] Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. 2014-09-30 Henry Louis Gates Jr., Host and Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and Director of the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research Harvard University Three of America’s greatest athletes, whose determination and love of sports were deeply shaped by their families, were…

  • The Race Myth, Racial Disparities in Health, and Why There Are So Few African American Evolutionists Evolution: This View of Life 2012-02-24 David Sloan Wilson, Host and Distinguished Professor of Biology and Anthropology State University of New York, Binghamton Joseph L. Graves, Professor & Associate Dean for Research (author of The Race Myth: Why We…

  • Lawsuit: Wrong sperm delivered to lesbian couple The Chicago Tribune 2014-10-01 Meredith Rodriguez, Tribune reporter A white Ohio woman is suing a Downers Grove-based sperm bank, alleging that the company mistakenly gave her vials from an African-American donor, a fact that she said has made it difficult for her and her same-sex partner to raise…

  • Finding Your Roots: The Official Companion to the PBS Series University of North Carolina Press September 2014 352 pages 6.125 x 9.25, index Cloth ISBN: 978-1-4696-1800-5 Henry Louis Gates Jr., Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and Director of the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research Harvard University Who are we, and where do we…

  • Reading Rivalry, Race, and the Rise of a Southern Middle Class in Charles W. Chesnutt’s The Marrow of Tradition Arizona Quarterly: A Journal of American Literature, Culture, and Theory Volume 70, Number 3, Autumn 2014 pages 157-184 DOI: 10.1353/arq.2014.0018 Rachel A. Wise, Postdoctoral Fellow Department of English University of Texas, Austin This essay argues that…

  • Exploring Identity: The Asian American Experience at Harvard The Harvard Crimson: The University Daily since 1873 Harvard University 2014-09-25 Maia R. Silber, Crimson Staff Writer While last year’s “I, Too, Am Harvard” focused on identity and belongingness on a multiracial campus, Harvard’s AAPI students will also examine these concepts within the context of their own…

  • Making the Mexican Diabetic: Race, Science, and the Genetics of Inequality by Michael J. Montoya (review) [Wentzell] The Americas Volume 71, Number 1, July 2014 pages 179-181 DOI: 10.1353/tam.2014.0105 Emily Wentzell, Assistant Professor of Anthropology University of Iowa Montoya, Michael J., Making the Mexican Diabetic: Race, Science, and the Genetics of Inequality (Berkeley: University of…