Mixed Race Studies

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  • “Founding Mothers:” White Mothers of Biracial Children in the Multiracial Movement (1979-2000)

    “Founding Mothers:” White Mothers of Biracial Children in the Multiracial Movement (1979-2000) Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut April 2012 142 pages Alicia Doo Castagno A thesis submitted to the faculty of Wesleyan University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts with Departmental Honors in American Studies TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgements…

  • Race and the Census: The “Negro” Controversy

    Race and the Census: The “Negro” Controversy Pew Research: Social & Demographic Trends Pew Research Center 2010-01-21 D’Vera Cohn, Senior Writer The topic of racial identification on census forms has a long, fascinating history, which has generated fresh debate as the 2010 Census begins. Why, some ask, does the form include the word “Negro,” along…

  • Mixed Race Identities

    This book investigates the ethnic and racial options exercised by young mixed race people in higher education in Britain, and it is the first to explore the identifications and experiences of various types of mixed race individuals. It reveals the diverse ways in which these young people identify and experience their mixed status, the complex…

  • Mixing it Up

    Mixing it Up Salon 2001-03-08 Suzy Hansen Alabama just legalized black-white marriage. An expert talks about why it took so long and the American obsession with racial purity. In November 2000, after a statewide vote in a special election, Alabama became the last state to overturn a law that was an ugly reminder of America’s…

  • Who will benefit from AR-TPD “cost-savings”?

    Who will benefit from AR-TPD “cost-savings”? Two or More: Mixed thoughts about the Census NAC 2013-03-24 Eric Hamako Eric Hamako is one of 32 members of the Census Bureau’s National Advisory Committee (NAC) on Race, Ethnic, and Other Populations, 2012-2014. This blog is intended to 1) share updates and Eric’s perspectives on the NAC, 2)…

  • Can the “one-drop rule” tell us anything about racial discrimination? New evidence from the multiple race question on the 2000 Census

    Can the “one-drop rule” tell us anything about racial discrimination? New evidence from the multiple race question on the 2000 Census Labour Economics Volume 16, Issue 4 (August 2009) pages 451-460 DOI: 10.1016/j.labeco.2009.01.003 Robert W. Fairlie, Professor of Economics University of California, Santa Cruz The inclusion of multiple race information for the first time in…

  • A Conversation with Eric Hamako

    This is the first in a series of interviews with scholars, writers, activists and others involved with the topic of multiracilism.

  • ‘It is a peculiar feeling, this multiple-consciousness:’ Putting the Multiracial Experience Into Multicultural Education

    ‘It is a peculiar feeling, this multiple-consciousness:’ Putting the Multiracial Experience Into Multicultural Education McNair Scholars Research Journal Eastern Michigan University Volume 4, Issue 1 (2012-01-26) Article 2 21 pages Jennifer Alexander Alexis is the product of miscegenation. Her mother is White and her father is Black. Her appearance blends both races so that, at…

  • Report-back: The second NAC meeting

    Report-back: The second NAC meeting Two or More: Mixed thoughts about the Census NAC 2013-03-21 Eric Hamako Eric Hamako is one of 32 members of the Census Bureau’s National Advisory Committee (NAC) on Race, Ethnic, and Other Populations, 2012-2014. This blog is intended to 1) share updates and Eric’s perspectives on the NAC, 2) gather…

  • Mixed race in a world not yet post-racial

    Populations of humans have always been mixing genes, but we still have trouble with the concept.