Mixed Race Studies

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  • PRico sees increase in blacks, American Indians

    PRico sees increase in blacks, American Indians The Seattle Times 2011-03-31 Danica Coto Associated Press The number of Puerto Ricans identifying themselves solely as black or American Indian jumped about 50 percent in the last decade, according to new census figures that have surprised experts and islanders alike. SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico—The number of Puerto…

  • Census Data Presents Rise in Multiracial Population of Youths

    Census Data Presents Rise in Multiracial Population of Youths The New York Times 2011-03-24 Susan Saulny, National Correspondent WASHINGTON — Among American children, the multiracial population has increased almost 50 percent, to 4.2 million, since 2000, making it the fastest growing youth group in the country. The number of people of all ages who identified…

  • Mixed Dreams: Exploring “Multi” Experiences in the U.S.

    Mixed Dreams: Exploring “Multi” Experiences in the U.S. EXCO (Experimental College) Spring 2011 Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio Nicole Asong Nfonoyim The experiences and identities of mixed-race people in the United States have often been marginalized if not rendered invisible, silenced and subsumed under the dominant black-white binary. While mixed identities have been part of U.S.…

  • Making (mixed-)race: census politics and the emergence of multiracial multiculturalism in the United States, Great Britain and Canada

    Making (mixed-)race: census politics and the emergence of multiracial multiculturalism in the United States, Great Britain and Canada Ethnic and Racial Studies Volume 35, Issue 8, 2012 pages 1409-1426 DOI: 10.1080/01419870.2011.556194 Debra Thompson, Assistant Professor of Political Science Ohio University During the same time period, the United States, Great Britain and Canada all moved towards…

  • The social position of multiracial groups in the United States: evidence from residential segregation

    The social position of multiracial groups in the United States: evidence from residential segregation Ethnic and Racial Studies Volume 34, Issue 4 (April 2011) pages 707-729 DOI: 10.1080/01419870.2010.527355 Pamela R. Bennett, Assistant Professor of Sociology Johns Hopkins University I use multiple perspectives on the racial order in the United States to generate hypotheses about the…

  • Census Bureau Reports Final 2010 Census Data for the United States

    The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that 2010 Census population totals and demographic characteristics have been released for communities in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. These data have provided the first look at population counts for small areas and race, Hispanic origin, voting age and housing unit data released from…

  • Media Advisory — Census Bureau Director to Discuss Redistricting Data, Center of Population and 2010 Census Briefs

    Media Advisory — Census Bureau Director to Discuss Redistricting Data, Center of Population and 2010 Census Briefs National Press Club, 13th floor First Amendment Lounge 529 14th Street, NW Washington, DC 20045 2011-03-24, 18:00-19:00Z (14:00-15:00 EDT) Robert M. Groves, Director U.S. Census Bureau Nicholas A. Jones, Chief, Racial Statistics Branch, Population Division U.S. Census Bureau…

  • The Sociological Implications of Demographic Diversity

    Any consideration of the relevance to the United Kingdom of Critical Race Theory should take account of the special factors in the USA that stimulated and shaped the character of the movement. It should also acknowledge the distinction between social theory and social practice. Social practice has usually to be considered within the frameworks of…

  • American Identity in the Age of Obama

    American Identity in the Age of Obama Northeastern University Amilcar Cabral Center in the John D. O’Bryant African American Institute Boston, Massachusetts Friday, 2011-03-25, 08:30-15:30 EDT (Local Time) The election of Barack Obama as the 44th president of the United States has opened a new chapter in the country’s long and often tortured history of…

  • Media Advisory — Census Bureau to Hold Webinar Prior to Release of Center of Population and First Two 2010 Census Briefs

    Media Advisory — Census Bureau to Hold Webinar Prior to Release of Center of Population and First Two 2010 Census Briefs 2011-03-22, 18:00Z (14:00 EDT) Karen Humes, Assistant Division Chief Special Population Statistics, Population Division Nicholas A. Jones, Chief, Racial Statistics Branch Population Division Roberto R. Ramirez, Chief, Ethnicity and Ancestry Branch Population Division The…