Category: United States

  • SOCI 006-601: Race and Ethnic Relations University of Pennsylvania Department of Sociology Fall 2011 Tamara Nopper, Adjunct Professor of Asian American Studies The election of Barack Obama as the United States’ first Black president has raised questions about whether we have entered a post-racial society.  This course examines the idea of racial progress that is…

  • “The Last Stand”: The Fight for Racial Integrity in Virginia in the 1920s Richard B. Sherman, Chancellor Professor of History College of William and Mary The Journal of Southern History Volume 54, Number 1 (February, 1988) pages 69-92 By the 1920s many southern whites had come to believe that the race question was settled. White…

  • The Origins, Current Status, and Future Prospects of Blood Quantum as the Definition of Membership in The Navajo Nation Tribal Law Journal University of New Mexico School of Law Volume 8 (2007-2008) pages 1-17 Paul Spruhan, Law Clerk Navajo Nation Supreme Court, Window Rock, Arizona In this article, the author discusses the origin of the…

  • Invitation to Participate in Groundbreaking Study of Racial Identity If you are a person at least 18 years old, who is commonly identified as black, African American, biracial, mixed, or multiracial, but do not yourself subscribe to racial identity as part of your sense of self, please consider reviewing the information at www.racetranscenders.com to see…

  • Tribal Kulturkampf: The Role of Race Ideology in Constructing Native American Identity Seton Hall Law Review Volume 35, Number 4 (2005) pages 1241-1260 Carla D. Pratt, Associate Professor of Law Pennsylvania State University I. INTRODUCTION “Law is embroiled in the politics of identity. It names parties, defines their speech and conduct, and assigns their rights…

  • This Comment addresses the conflict between new categorization methods for mixed race in data gathering as well as the non-cognizable mixed-race- based claims in current Title VII doctrine. Mixed-race individuals face unique harms themselves, and Title VII’s refusal to acknowledge mixed race results in dismissal of claims.

  • Toward a Philosophy of Race in Education University of Tennessee, Knoxville May 2011 221 pages Corey V. Kittrell A Dissertation Presented for the Doctorate of Philosophy Degree The University of Tennessee, Knoxville There is a tendency in education theory to place the focus on the consequences of racial hegemony (racism, Eurocentric education, low performance by…

  • What about These Children? Assessing Poverty Among the ‘Hidden Population’ of Multiracial Children in Single-Mother Families University of Kentucky Center for Poverty Research Discussion Paper Series: DP 2010-09 2010 ISSN: 1936-9379 48 pages Jenifer L. Bratter, Associate Professor of Sociology Rice University Sarah Damaske, Assistant Professor of Labor Studies and Employment Relations Pennsylvania State University…

  • Multiracial Teens Launch A ‘Latte Rebellion’ Tell Me More National Public Radio 2011-07-15 Michel Martin, Host “You’re half Chinese and half European, I’m half Indian, a quarter Mexican and a quarter Irish. We’re mixed up. We’re not really one or the other ethnically. We’re like human lattes.” So explains Asha, the main character in Sarah…

  • ‘In The Blink Of An Eye,’ A Change In Racial Identity All Things Considered National Public Radio 2011-07-07 Michele Norris, Host Michael Sidney Fosberg grew up thinking he was white. His mother is white. His stepfather is white. And while he never met his biological father, the assumption was that he was white too. But…