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  • Some Critical Thoughts on the Census Bureau’s Proposals to Change the Race and Hispanic Questions

    Some Critical Thoughts on the Census Bureau’s Proposals to Change the Race and Hispanic Questions National Institute for Latino Policy, Inc. 2013-01-10 Nancy López, Guest Commentator and Associate Professor of Sociology University of New Mexico As a sociologist of racial, ethnic and gender stratification, I applaud the Census Bureau’s ongoing efforts to examine how we…

  • Government forms limit mixed race people

    Government forms limit mixed race people Daily Trojan University of Southern California 2013-09-26 Ida Abhari According to The New York Times, the current generation of college students is the largest group of mixed race people in America so far. The number of individuals who identified as mixed race is at 9 million. Increasingly more Americans…

  • Visualizing Race, Identity, and Change

    Visualizing Race, Identity, and Change Proof National Geographic 2013-09-17 Michele Norris, Guest Contributor Proof is National Geographic’s new online photography experience. It was launched to engage ongoing conversations about photography, art, and journalism. In addition to featuring selections from the magazine and other publications, books, and galleries, this site will offer new avenues for our…

  • The Two or More Races Population: 2010

    The Two or More Races Population: 2010 United States Census Bureau 2010 Census Briefs (C2010BR-13) September 2012 24 pages Nicholas A. Jones, Chief, Racial Statistics Branch Population Division United States Census Bureau Jungmiwha J. Bullock United States Census Bureau INTRODUCTION Data from the 2010 Census and Census 2000 present information on the population reporting more…

  • One Drop of Love: A Multimedia Solo Performance on Racial Identity by Fanshen Cox DiGiovanni at James R. Fitzgerald Theater

    One Drop of Love: A Multimedia Solo Performance on Racial Identity by Fanshen Cox DiGiovanni at James R. Fitzgerald Theater James R. Fitzgerald Theater Cambridge Rindge & Latin School 459 Broadway Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138 Friday, 2013-08-30, 19:30 EDT (Local Time) Fanshen Cox DiGiovanni, Playwright, Producer, Actress, Educator Jillian Pagan, Director Produced by: Ben Affleck, Matt…

  • Esther J. Cepeda: Debate grows over Hispanics and the 2020 Census

    Esther J. Cepeda: Debate grows over Hispanics and the 2020 Census San Jose Mercury News San Jose, California 2013-09-07 Esther J. Cepeda, Columnist The Washington Post CHICAGO—A debate is raging about whether the U.S. Census Bureau should offer Hispanics the option of identifying themselves as a separate race in the 2020 count. But let’s instead…

  • Race and Justice in Transnational Perspective: “Colorblind?: The Contradictions of Racial Classification”

    Race and Justice in Transnational Perspective: “Colorblind?: The Contradictions of Racial Classification” Seminar Series: Race and Justice in Transnational Perspective University of California, Merced California Room 5200 North Lake Rd. Merced, California 95343 2013-09-19, 10:30 PDT (Local Time) Michael Omi, Associate Professor of Ethnic Studies University of California, Berkeley The dominant racial ideology of colorblindness…

  • The Changing Face of America

    The Changing Face of America National Geographic Magazine October 2013 Special 125th Anniversary Issue: The Power of Photography Lise Funderburg Photography by Martin Schoeller Lise Funderburg is the author of Black, White, Other and Pig Candy. When asked, “What are you?” she often describes herself as a woman of some color. We’ve become a country…

  • Will Interracial Relationships Ever Be Common on TV?

    Will Interracial Relationships Ever Be Common on TV? Bitch Magazine 2013-09-04 Sophia Seawell I’m usually skeptical of advertising. I know companies spend millions of dollars hoping that their body lotion or paper towels or lunch meat will bring me to tears. But ads are powerful. They’re a form of media where we see representations of…

  • Genetic Bio-Ancestry and Social Construction of Racial Classification in Social Surveys in the Contemporary United States

    Genetic Bio-Ancestry and Social Construction of Racial Classification in Social Surveys in the Contemporary United States Demography September 2013 32 pages DOI: 10.1007/s13524-013-0242-0-0 Guang Guo, Professor of Sociology University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Yilan Fu Hedwig Lee Tianji Cai Kathleen Mullan Harris Yi Li Self-reported race is generally considered the basis for racial classification…