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  • Educational Inequality by Race in Brazil, 1982–2007: Structural Changes and Shifts in Racial Classification

    Educational Inequality by Race in Brazil, 1982–2007: Structural Changes and Shifts in Racial Classification Demography Volume 49, Number 1 (February 2012) pages 337-358 DOI: 10.1007/s13524-011-0084-6 Leticia J. Marteleto, Assistant Professor of Sociology Population Research Center University of Texas, Austin Despite overwhelming improvements in educational levels and opportunity during the past three decades, educational disadvantages associated…

  • Educational Disadvantages Associated with Race Still Persist in Brazil Despite Improvements, New Study Shows

    Educational Disadvantages Associated with Race Still Persist in Brazil Despite Improvements, New Study Shows University of Texas, Austin Department of Sociology 2012-01-19 Despite notable improvements in educational levels and opportunity during the past three decades, disadvantages associated with race still persist in Brazil, according to new research at The University of Texas at Austin. Although…

  • Survey reveals half of children of migrants families feel ‘white British’

    Survey reveals half of children of migrants families feel ‘white British’ Daily Mail 2012-03-08 Steve Doughty More than half the children of immigrant families now count themselves as both white and British, a survey revealed yesterday. The findings show that more than one in six of those people who call themselves white British were in…

  • Race and national ideology in Mexico: An ethnographic study of racism, color, mestizaje and blackness in Veracruz

    Race and national ideology in Mexico: An ethnographic study of racism, color, mestizaje and blackness in Veracruz Univerity of California, Los Angeles 2007 191 pages Publication Number: AAT 3280987 ISBN: 9780549234821 Christina A. Sue, Assistant Professor of Sociology University of Colorado, Boulder A dissertation submitted in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree Doctor…

  • Obama & The Biracial Factor Book Release & Roundtable Discussion

    Obama & The Biracial Factor Book Release & Roundtable Discussion Richard Oakes Multicultu​ral Center-SF State Student Center 1650 Holloway Avenue San Francisco, California 2012-04-05, 16:00-18:00 PDT (Local Time) Join book contributors, Dr. Robert Collins, Dr. Wei Ming Dariotis, Dr. Grace Yoo, Dr. Andrew Jolivétte and Cesar Chavez Research Institute Director, Dr. Belinda Reyes in a…

  • Vietnamese Amerasians: A Study Of Identity Construction

    Vietnamese Amerasians: A Study Of Identity Construction University of Texas, Arlington December 2010 78 pages Ky-Giao C. Nguyen Presented to the Faculty of the Graduate School of The University of Texas at Arlington in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in Sociology “We define who we are by defining…

  • ‘Amerasians’ in the Philippines fight for recognition

    ‘Amerasians’ in the Philippines fight for recognition Cable News Network (CNN) 2012-03-03 Sunshine Lichauco de Leon Manila, Philippines (CNN) — When Susie Lopez, 43, was a little girl she would run outside her home in Angeles City, near the U.S. Clark Airbase in the Philippines, every time she heard a plane fly by. “I would…

  • Sources of Racialism

    Sources of Racialism Journal of Social Philosophy Volume 41, Issue 3 (Fall 2010) Special Issue: New Thinking in Race Theory. Edited by Paul C. Taylor and Ronald Robles Sundstorm pages 272–292 DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9833.2010.01498.x Ron Mallon, Associate Professor of Philosphy University of Utah Work in social philosophy on racial classification generally shares a commitment to “social…

  • AMST 294-03 Mixed Race America: Identity, Culture, and Politics

    AMST 294-03  Mixed Race America: Identity, Culture, and Politics Macalester College Saint Paul, Minnesota Spring 2012 SooJin Pate This course is an introduction to the animating debates, themes, and issues in Critical Mixed Race Studies. Utilizing critical race theory and postcolonial analysis, we will examine the identities and experiences of multiracial or mixed race people,…

  • hafu (half Japanese)

    hafu (half Japanese) Lakeland Lectures Lakeland College 5-7-12 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 1st Floor 2012-03-07, 19:00 JST (Local Time) Marcia Yumi Lise, Researcher and Co-Founder The Hafu Project Lakeland College is pleased to present our ongoing lecture series, free of charge, for scholars, students and members of the public to discuss contemporary issues. You are cordially…