Mixed Race Studies

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  • In Japan, Will Hafu Ever Be Considered Whole?

    In Japan, Will Hafu Ever Be Considered Whole? The Diplomat Tokyo, Japan 2013-10-03 J.T. Quigley, Assistant Editor Mixed-race individuals and their families seek acceptance in a homogeneous Japan. “Spain! Spain!” the boys shouted at her and her brother, day in and day out at a summer camp in Chiba prefecture. The incessant chanting eventually turned…

  • Families

    Families The New York Times 2013-11-25 Natalie Angier American households have never been more diverse, more surprising, more baffling. In this special issue of Science Times, NATALIE ANGIER takes stock of our changing definition of family. Read the entire article here.

  • There’s a long story behind ‘anti-Haitianismo’ in the Dominican Republic

    There’s a long story behind ‘anti-Haitianismo’ in the Dominican Republic PRI’s The World Public Radio International 2013-11-14 Christopher Woolf, Producer Tens of thousands of people in the Dominican Republic are being stripped of their citizenship, on the grounds that they or their ancestors were illegal immigrants.  Thousands have already been deported across the border to…

  • ‘Hafu’ tells story of Japan’s mixed-race minority and changing attitudes in society

    ‘Hafu’ tells story of Japan’s mixed-race minority and changing attitudes in society Japan Today 2013-11-15 Philip Kendall TOKYO—For such a small word, “half” carries an awful lot of weight here in Japan. Adapted to fit the syllabary, the word is pronounced “hafu” in Japanese, and describes a person who has one Japanese – and of…

  • Feature: Between two worlds: challenges of being mixed-race in Japan

    Feature: Between two worlds: challenges of being mixed-race in Japan China Daily Xinhua News Agency 2013-11-13 TOKYO, November 13 (Xinhua) — The latest statistics from Japan’s health ministry show that one in 49 babies born in Japan today are born into families with one non-Japanese parent, giving way to a growing demographic of mixed-race nationals…

  • Cuba’s mixed-race population grows

    Cuba’s mixed-race population grows Fox News Latino 2013-11-08 EFE News Service The number of mixed-race people in Cuba continues to increase as the ranks of those identifying themselves as white or black declines, according to the results of the 2012 Census released Friday. The proportion of mixed-race people grew from 24.9 percent in 2002 to…

  • Mixed race families are becoming more common in advertising

    Mixed race families are becoming more common in advertising The Oklahoma Daily University of Oklahoma Norman, Oklahoma 2013-11-04 The Editorial Board If an artist was assigned to paint a portrait of the average American family 75 years ago, odds are, he or she would paint a family of one race — typically either white parents…

  • Multiracial America Makes Census Boxes Obsolete

    Multiracial America Makes Census Boxes Obsolete The Root 2013-11-04 Keli Goff As the nation becomes more multiracial, some question whether the survey can accurately reflect the country’s true diversity. Editor’s note: This is the first of three in a series. (The Root) — In 30 years, America will look very different than it does now.…

  • African-Americans and Latinos: Conflict or Collaboration?

    African-Americans and Latinos: Conflict or Collaboration? Ebony Magazine 2012-09-25 Eugene Holley, Jr. As Latinos now outnumber African-Americans as this country’s largest minority, could there be a political, social and economic union with our brown brothers and sisters? In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month – which runs through October 15th – EBONY interviewed African-Americans and Hispanics…

  • crossings: undone presents, pyrrhic futures

    crossings: undone presents, pyrrhic futures The State Dubai, U.A.E. Voicing 2013-03-30 Tiana Reid Columbia University “Cyaan live split. Not in this world.” The first time I read Michelle Cliff’s 1987 book No Telephone to Heaven, I immediately forgot which character had said this line. Was it Harry/Harriet, the queer Jamaican character? Or was it Clare…