Mixed Race Studies

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  • Census serves up racial buffet in Silicon Valley

    Census serves up racial buffet in Silicon Valley Silicon Valley Mercury News 2011-03-20 Joe Rodriguez Who are you? What are you? Sara Phillips, a 20-year-old computer science student from Hawaii at Santa Clara University, just may have the new look of the 21st century. When her 2010 Census form arrived last year, she gazed at…

  • Identifying with Multiple Races: A Social Movement that Succeeded but Failed?

    Identifying with Multiple Races: A Social Movement that Succeeded but Failed? PSC Research Report (Report No. 01-491) The Population Studies Center (PSC) at the University of Michigan 2004 33 pages Reynolds Farley, Research Professor Emeritus University of Michigan Population Studies Center at the Institute for Social Research Prior to the 1960s, civil rights organizations sought…

  • Black and White and Married in the Deep South: A Shifting Image

    Black and White and Married in the Deep South: A Shifting Image The New York Times 2011-03-19 Susan Saulny, National Correspondent HATTIESBURG, Miss. — For generations here in the deepest South, there had been a great taboo: publicly crossing the color line for love. Less than 45 years ago, marriage between blacks and whites was…

  • Redefining Race and Ethnicity in the US

    Redefining Race and Ethnicity in the US Voice of America 2011-03-14 Todd Grosshans The number of young Americans with mixed race and ethnicity is rising real fast in the United States. Many are going to college helping to bridge racial and ethnic divides on campuses nationwide. VOA’s Todd Grosshans takes a closer look on the…

  • The Invisible Line: Three American families and the secret journey from black to white [Live Interview with Daniel J. Sharfstein]

    The Invisible Line: Three American families and the secret journey from black to white [Live Interview with Daniel J. Sharfstein] Minnesota Public Radio News Midmorning Broadcast: 2011-03-15 15:06Z (10:06 CDT, 11:06 EDT, 08:06 PDT) Kerri Miller, Host Daniel J. Sharfstein, Professor of Law Vanderbilt University For much of American history, racial identity has been defined…

  • What is ‘post-racial’?

    What is ‘post-racial’? The Spectator Seattle University 2011-02-16 Frances Dinger Since Barack Obama became the first black president in 2008, the word “post-racial” has been liberally used by some media groups. We are, according to some, at a point in our country’s history when we can be past race but minorities are still incarcerated at…

  • Interview with Daniel J. Sharfstein, author of “The Invisible Line”

    Interview with Daniel J. Sharfstein, author of “The Invisible Line” The Christian Science Monitor 2011-02-23 Stacie Williams, Monitor Contributor In “The Invisible Line,” law professor Daniel J. Sharfstein uses the stories of three families to explore the fluid nature of racial identity in America. Race has never been an easy concept in this country; the…

  • Mixed Race Beauty Gets a Mainstream Makeover

    Mixed Race Beauty Gets a Mainstream Makeover TruthDig 2011-03-07 Marcia Alesan Dawkins, Visiting Scholar Brown University Are mixed race faces considered the most beautiful? A recent report from Allure magazine says yes. Results of a survey conducted by Allure reveal that 64 percent of its readers thought mixed race was the most attractive. The editors…

  • Not an “Other”

    Not an “Other” Online Newshour 1997-07-16 Paul Solman, Host Increasingly, many Americans find they don’t easily fit into any racial group. But will adding a new “multiracial” category on the census take away the effectiveness of the count? After a background piece by Betty Ann Bowser, Paul Solman leads a debate. PAUL SOLMAN: Well, what…

  • 2011 Southern Arizona Asian American & Pacific Islander Conference

    2011 Southern Arizona Asian American & Pacific Islander Conference “Reach, Inspire, Connect”   Pima Community College – West Campus 2202 West Anklam Road Tucson, Arizona 85709 Saturday, 2011-03-19 from 08:00 to 14:00 MDT (Local Time) Conference Program… 09:00-09:50 –  Session “A” Workshop 4:  Mixed Race – A popular 2009 workshop returning this year.  The presenter…