Mixed Race Studies

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  • Hafu: The Mixed-Race Experience in Japan

    Hafu: The Mixed-Race Experience in Japan Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival 29th Edition 2013-05-02 through 2013-05-12 2012 87 minutes Directed by: Megumi Nishikura and Lara Perez Takagi English, Japanese Screening: Wednesday, 2013-05-08, 19:30 PDT (Local Time): National Center for the Preservation of Democracy HAFU is more than a mere documentary about mixed race Japanese, or…

  • Stepping toward multiculturalism

    Stepping toward multiculturalism The Korea Herald 2013-04-03 Cho Chung-un Experts call for a long-term vision of Korea as a multiethnic society, social agreement on overall immigration policy Globalization, demographic change and economic growth have led Korea to embrace cultural diversity and tolerance toward others. But biases and discrimination against foreigners remain and Koreans’ pride for…

  • “One-Drop: Fact, Fiction, or Fate?” by Dr. Yaba Blay, April 13th at 7pm in Stirn Auditorium

    “One-Drop: Fact, Fiction, or Fate?” by Dr. Yaba Blay, April 13th at 7pm in Stirn Auditorium Amherst College Stirn Auditorium, Mead Art Museum Amherst, Massachusetts Saturday, 2013-04-13, 19:00 EDT (Local Time) What exactly is Blackness and what does it mean to be Black? Is Blackness a matter of biology or consciousness? Who determines who is…

  • Racialisation in Brazil [Karina Round]

    Racialisation in Brazil [Karina Round] Mapping Global Racisms Project (2012- ) University of Leeds Working Papers 10 pages Karina Round This paper is going to explore the processes of racialisation in Brazil, a country were race is supposed to be irrelevant. Racialisation is the dynamic and complex process through which racial categories, concepts and divisions…

  • ‘Mixed Kids Are the Cutest’ Isn’t Cute?

    ‘Mixed Kids Are the Cutest’ Isn’t Cute? The Root 2013-04-08 Jenée Desmond-Harris, Staff Writer “I’m a Caucasian woman with a biracial child (her father is black). I live in a predominantly white community. Why is it that whenever people discover that I have a ‘mixed’ child, they always say things like, ‘Oh, he/she must be…

  • Why isn’t multiculturalism accepted in society nowadays?

    Why isn’t multiculturalism accepted in society nowadays? The Voice London, England 2013-01-25 Kamran Assadi Kamran Assadi on why diverse cultural identities in Britain should be embraced not questioned I BELIEVE society and the environment you live in can alter your opinions and the way you view life. Stereotypes can alter our thinking towards different religions,…

  • Performing ‘Race’ and Challenging Racism

    Performing ‘Race’ and Challenging Racism One Drop of Love: A Daughter’s Search for her Father’s Racial Approval Blog Updates 2013-04-08 Fanshen Cox DiGiovanni, Playwright, Producer, Actress, Educator It is an exciting time to be an actor, when the notion of ‘performance’ is taking on new meanings and has the potential to change the way we…

  • Nigeria’s dangerous skin whitening obsession

    Nigeria’s dangerous skin whitening obsession   Al Jazeera 2013-04-06 Mohammed Adow Nigeria has the world’s highest percentage of women using skin lightening agents in the quest for “beauty”. Lagos, Nigeria – After carefully washing her face, legs and arms, Taiwo Solomon vigorously rubs cream over her body. She is meticulous and makes sure she covers…

  • Bengali Harlem and the Lost Histories of South Asian America [Event]

    Bengali Harlem and the Lost Histories of South Asian America [Event] Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture Langston Hughes Auditorium 515 Malcolm X Boulevard New York, New York 10037-1801 2013-04-06, 17:30-20:30 EDT (Local Time) A book event with theater, film, and community forum presented by afro-latin@ forum, Asian American Writer’s Workshop and the Schomburg…

  • Are Hapa White Asian Americans?

    Are Hapa White Asian Americans? Stephen Murphy-Shigematsu 2012-02-01 Stephen Murphy-Shigematsu Stanford University Some people seem to think hapa means white Asian American, even though it originally refers to Hawaiian mixtures and is not confined to hapa haole. I never had that impression myself, as one of my first hapa friends was Margo Okazawa-Rey and she…