Category: United States

  • Essayist and Poet Paisley Rekdal to Read From Works at Ithaca College Ithaca College Clark Lounge, Egbert Hall 2010-10-05, 19:30 (Local Time) ITHACA, NY — Essayist and poet Paisley Rekdal will give a free public reading from her works on Tuesday, Oct. 5, at Ithaca College. Her presentation, part of the Distinguished Visiting Writers Series,…

  • Diversity That Matters: A Commitment to Social Justice CCCC: Supporting and promoting the teaching and study of college composition and communication 2009-06-04 Annette Harris Powell, Assistant Professor of English Bellarmine University I teach at a university with a mission grounded in the Catholic Intellectual tradition of faith and reason and focused on the examined life…

  • Colorblind parents could handicap their biracial kids The Grio 2010-09-16 Jennifer H. Cunningham When he was still a toddler, Rebecca Romo’s son, Emilio asked her why his skin was darker than hers. The now 8-year-old Emilio, who is of Mexican and African-American heritage, also went through a stage where he hated his hair, telling his…

  • Damn Near White: An African American Family’s Rise from Slavery to Bittersweet Success University of Missouri Press October 2010 192 pages 15 illustrations, bibliography index ISBN-10: 0826218997 ISBN-13: 978-0826218995 Carolyn Marie Wilkins, Professor Berklee College of Music, Boston, Massachusetts Carolyn Wilkins grew up defending her racial identity. Because of her light complexion and wavy hair,…

  • Dangerous crossroads: Mestizaje in the U.S. Latino/a imaginary Rice University December 2007 197 pages Publication ID: 3309864 John L. Escobedo, Assistant Professor of English University of Colorado, Boulder A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree Doctor of Philosophy My dissertation interrogates mestizaje and nationalism to rethink academic tendencies that construct…

  • America’s Changing Color Lines: Immigration, Race/Ethnicity, and Multiracial Identification Annual Review of Sociology Volume 30 (August 2004) pages 221–242 DOI: 10.1146/annurev.soc.30.012703.110519 Jennifer Lee, Associate Professor of Sociology University of California, Irvine Frank D. Bean, Chancellor’s Professor of Sociology and Economics; Director of the Center for Research on Immigration, Population, and Public Policy University of California,…

  • Hang Tough, Martina Frear Ensemble Theatre Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania 2004-02-27 through 2004-02-29 Saturday at 20:00, Sunday at 14:00 Composed and Performed By: Audrey Pernell In Collaboration with: Vernice Miller and Jessica Nakamura Directed by: Vernice Miller Music: Ralph Denzer The Department of Theater presents an honors thesis project by Audrey Pernell, directed by Vernice…

  • Reducing Race: News Themes in the 2008 Primaries The International Journal of Press/Politics Volume 15, Number 4 (October 2010) pages 375-400 DOI: 10.1177/1940161210372962 Catherine R. Squires, Cowles Professor of Journalism, Diversity and Equality University of Minnesota Sarah J. Jackson University of Minnesota This article presents a content analysis exploring how racial issues were addressed in…

  • Diverse Identities in Interracial Relationships: A Multiethnic Interpretation of “Mississippi Masala” and “The Wedding Banquet” Xchanges Volume 4, Number 1 (September 2004) Lan Dong, Assistant Professor of English University of Illinois, Springfield In their introduction to the collection Multiculturalism, Postcoloniality, and Transnational Media, Ella Shohat and Robert Stam point out “much of the work on…

  • The Election of Barack Obama and the Politics of Interracial and Same-Sex Marriage History News Network 2009-02-23 Peggy Pascoe, Beekman Professor of Northwest and Pacific History University of Oregon Peggy Pascoe is the author of “What Comes Naturally: Miscegenation Law and the Making of Race in America”, (winner of 5 literary prizes). The election (and now…