Category: United States

  • On Being Brown in America The New York Times 2013-04-25 Amitava Kumar, Writer and Professor of English Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York The recent bombings in Boston threw up many questions. One of the most pressing, in my somewhat narrow view, is the meaning of being brown in America. On April 17, two days after…

  • Tries to Marry Quadroon Los Angeles Herald Volume 35, Number 31 (1907-11-02) page 2, column 6 Source: California Digital Newspaper Collection By Associated Press YUMA, Ariz,, Nov. 1-M. G. Graff, aged 21 years, white, of Riverside, Cal., and Addle Burkhart, aged 20, were refused the office of marriage by Probate Judge Godfrey here today and…

  • Brown Man and Fiancee Can Not Get Knot Tied San Francisco Call Volume 107, Number 106 (1910-03-16) page 3, column 5 Source: California Digital Newspaper Collection Unfeeling Goldfield Sheriff Suggests a Hurried Departure GOLDFIELD, Nev., March 15.—George Masaki, a Japanese gardener, and Juliette S. Schwann, both of Los Angeles, were unable to get a judge…

  • “I Thought He was White You Know a Regular American”: The Boston Marathon Bombing Shows Us How White Privilege Hurts White People… Again We Are Respectable Negroes 2013-04-19 Chauncey DeVega Race is a social construction. There is only one race, the human race. But, race has historically been something negotiated by the courts, has legal…

  • Selective Amnesia and Racial Transcendence in News Coverage of President Obama’s Inauguration Quarterly Journal of Speech Volume 98, Issue 2, 2012 pages 178-202 DOI: 10.1080/00335630.2012.663499 Kristen Hoerl, Associate Professor of Communication Studies Butler University,  Indianapolis, Indiana The mainstream press frequently characterized the election of President Barack Obama the first African American US President as the realization…

  • Multiracial students discover identities in college USA Today 2013-04-04 Taylor Lewis, USA TODAY Collegiate Correspondent College offers multiracial students the chance to have open conversations about race, allowing them to embark on a quest that is crucial in developing their identities. When Sam Ho receives a form where he must select his race, he has…

  • Miscegenation: Wedded Bliss Denied to Jap. Los Angeles Daily Mirror 1910-03-16/1910-03-17 Seeks to Marry Los Angeles Woman in Nevada. Gets License, But Finally Surrenders It. Couple Get Cold Shoulders in Two Cities. (By Direct Wire to the Times) GOLDFIELD (Nev.) March 16.—[Exclusive Dispatch.] George Masaki, describing himself as a Japanese gardener, accompanied by Juliette Schwan.…

  • Afro-Chinese Wedding San Francisco Call Volume 78, Number 147 (1895-10-25) page 4, column 2 Source: California Digital Newspaper Collection STOCKTON, Cal., Oct. 24.—Chu Gun, a local Chinese sport, was to-day married to Irene Wilson, a dashing octoroon girl. The entire population of Chinatown celebrated the affair this evening.

  • The Color Line: A Brief in Behalf of the Unborn McClure, Phillips & Co. 1905 261 pages ISBN 10: 0837113962 Open Library ID: OL7174992M William Benjamin Smith (1850-1934), Professor of Mathematics and Philosophy Tulane University Contents Chapter One: The Individual? or the Race? Chapter Two: Is the Negro Inferior? Chapter Three: Nurture? or Nature? Chapter…

  • Transracial mothering and maltreatment: are black/white biracial children at higher risk? Child Welfare Volume 91, Number 1 (January-February 2012) pages 55-77 Mary E. Rauktis, Research Assistant Professor of Social Work University of Pittsburgh Rachel A. Fusco, Assistant Professor of Social Work University of Pittsburgh The number of people identifying as biracial is rapidly growing, though…