Category: United States

  • 6 News reporter learns Virginia town was named for her ancestor WATE.com Knoxville, Tennessee 2012-07-23 Erica Estep, 6 News Reporter KNOXVILLE (WATE) – How much do you know about your family history? Where did your ancestors live? What were their daily lives like, and what do you have in common with them? Whether it is…

  • “One Drop of Love” is Fanshen’s Story & She’s Sticking To It Mixed Race Radio Blog Talk Radio 2013-07-17, 16:00Z (12:00 EDT) Tiffany Rae Reid, Host Fanshen Cox DiGiovanni, Playwright, Producer, Actress, Educator Join us on today’s episode of Mixed Race Radio as we meet award-winning actor, producer and educator, Fanshen Cox. Fanshen is currently touring the…

  • War Baby/Love Child: Mixed Race Asian American Art Opening Reception Wing Luke Museum 719 South King Street Seattle, Washington Thursday, 2013-08-08, 18:00-20:00 PDT (Local Time) Join us for the opening reception of War Baby/Love Child: Mixed Race Asian American Art. As an increasingly ethnically ambiguous Asian American generation is coming of age, this multi-platform project…

  • The story of Mary Musgrove (1700-1764), a Creek Indian-English woman struggling for success in colonial society, is an improbable one.

  • Invitation to a Dialogue: The Myth of ‘Race’ The New York Times 2013-07-15 John L. Hodge, Retired lawyer, Former Professor of Philosophy and Author Boston To the Editor: What should we do about “race”? Over many decades, those who study genetics have found no biological evidence to support the idea that humans consist of different…

  • Gladys Zimmerman, Mother Of George Zimmerman, Says Her Family Is ‘Proudly Afro-Peruvian,’ But Do His Black Roots Matter In Trayvon Martin Case? Latin Times New York, New York 2013-07-15 David Iaconangelo As protests mount against the verdict in the trial of George Zimmerman, the question of how the public ought to see Zimmerman’s racial background…

  • Mixed Chicks Chat with Professor Rudy Guevarra Mixed Chicks Chat (Founders of the Mixed Roots Film & Literary Festival) Hosted by Fanshen Cox, Heidi W. Durrow and Jennifer Frappier Episode: #261: Rudy Guevarra When: Wednesday, 2012-06-20, 21:00Z (17:00 EDT, 14:00 PDT) Rudy P. Guevarra, Jr., Assistant Professor, Asian Pacific American Studies, School of Social Transformation,…

  • On Martin case, Obama shifts from passion to calm Associated Press 2013-07-16 Julie Pace WASHINGTON (AP) – When President Barack Obama first addressed the death of Trayvon Martin last year, he did so passionately, declaring that if he had a son, he would look like the slain 17-year-old. His powerful and personal commentary marked a…

  • The field of human genetics is moving beyond using genomics as a tool for deeper understanding of human disease pathophysiology to the possibility of translating this knowledge for efficient treatment. A particular emphasis is being placed on Individualized medicine’, promising to tailor treatment based on each of our genomes. This ideal vision, however, can cause…

  • New York’s Mixed-Race Riot The New York Times 2013-07-15 Lisa Orr, Professor of English Utica College, Utica, New York When draft rioters set fire to the Colored Orphan Asylum in New York on the night of July 13, 1863, one man in the crowd called out, “If there is a man among you with a…