Category: Census/Demographics

  • Pushing Boundaries, Mixed-Race Artists Gain Notice The New York Times 2011-07-05 Felicia R. Lee Heidi Durrow, left, and Fanshen Cox, the co-producers of the Mixed Roots Film and Literary Festival. (Ann Johansson for The New York Times) Note from Steven F. Riley: Please make sure to view the many reader comments for the article here.…

  • Puerto Rico: Afro-Caribbean and Taíno Identity Repeating Islands: News and commentary on Caribbean culture, literature, and the arts 2011-06-26 Ivette Romero-Cesareo, Professor of Spanish and Director of Latin American and Caribbean Studies Marist College, Poughkeepsie, New York Note from Steven F. Riley:  [The number of 2010 census repondents from Puerto Rico identifiying as two or more races…

  • But there was something different about this tribe, the Tlaxcala, and when the music ceased and the chatter resumed, the difference became clear: They spoke exclusively Spanish.

  • Asians in S.A. claim multiracial identity San Antonio Express-News 2011-06-26 Elaine Ayala and Kelly Guckian San Antonio’s Asian residents are more likely to self-identify as being of more than one race or ethnicity than their U.S. and Texas counterparts, according to new 2010 Census data. The trend indicates not only intermarriage with whites and Hispanics since…

  • What Is The Real Issue With Obama Choosing Black? The Atlanta Post 2010-05-04 Yvette Carnell During candidate Obama’s run for Presidency, he said “I self-identify as an African-American. That’s how I am treated and that’s how I am viewed. And I’m proud of it.” Case closed right?  One would think so, but now that President…

  • The Madeleine Brand Show with Ulli K. Ryder The Madeleine Brand Show KPCC 89.3 FM, Southern California Public Radio Monday, 2011-06-20, 16:00-17:00Z (09:00-10:00 PDT, Local Time) Madeleine Brand, Host Ulli K. Ryder, Ph.D., Visiting Scholar Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America Brown University Ms. Brand and Ms. Ryder will be discussing…

  • Saturday Night with Esme Murphy Featuring Ulli K. Ryder Saturday Night with Esme Murphy WCCO News Radio 830 Minneapolis, Minnesota 2011-06-18, 23:00-03:00Z (18:00-22:00 CDT/19:00-23:00 EDT/16:00-20:00 PDT) Esme Murphy, Host Ulli K. Ryder, Ph.D., Visiting Scholar Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America Brown University The interview will air this Saturday, 2011-06-18 at 19:05…

  • Mixed-Race Students Wonder How Many Boxes to Check The New York Times 2011-06-14 Susan Saulny Jacques Steinberg Multiracial students confess to spending sleepless nights worrying about how best to answer the race question on college applications. Some say they wonder whether their answers will be perceived as gamesmanship or a reflection of reality… Read the…

  • Defining multiracial citizens The Boston Globe 2011-06-12 Brittany Danielson, Globe Correspondent Evolving ideas about identity mean mixed-race people don’t have to settle for ‘other’ n a suburban Massachusetts classroom in 1985, a 7-year-old Chris Olds raised his hand to grab his teacher’s attention; he wasn’t sure which bubble to fill in for race on a…

  • For the first time, blacks outnumber whites in Brazil Miami Herald 2011-05-24 Taylor Barnes, Special to the Miami Herald Brazilians are no longer reluctant to admit being black or ‘pardo,’ experts said. RIO DE JANEIRO—In the past decade, famously mixed-race Brazilians either became prouder of their African roots, savvier with public policies benefiting people of…