Mixed Race Studies
Scholarly perspectives on the mixed race experience.
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- The Routledge International Handbook of Interracial and Intercultural Relationships and Mental Health
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- You were either Black or white. To claim whiteness as a mixed child was to deny and hide Blackness. Our families understood that the world we were growing into would seek to denigrate this part of us and we would need a community that was made up, always and already, of all shades of Blackness.
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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,…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…