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  • Beyond Color-blind Universalism: Asians in a “Postracial America”

    Beyond Color-blind Universalism: Asians in a “Postracial America” Journal of Asian American Studies Volume 13, Number 3 (October 2010) pages 327-342 E-ISSN: 1096-8598; Print ISSN: 1097-2129 Linda Trinh Võ, Associate Professor Department of Asian American Studies School of Humanities University of California, Irvine Beyond the symbolism of President Barack Hussein Obama’s election is the unseen…

  • What Obama Isn’t: Black Like Me on Race

    What Obama Isn’t: Black Like Me on Race New York Daily News 2006-11-02 Stanley Crouch If Barack Obama makes it all the way to becoming the Democratic nominee for President in 2008, a feat he says he may attempt, a much more complex understanding of the difference between color and ethnic identity will be upon…

  • Mulattobama

    As Barack Obama’s presidential campaign has shown, being mixed race in America means balancing black and white identities

  • Colby Cosh: Obama’s family tree might have hung him from a limb

    Colby Cosh: Obama’s family tree might have hung him from a limb National Post 2008-10-24 Colby Cosh Ever since Barack Obama won the Democratic nomination for the presidency, American political observers have been arguing endlessly over whether his race will be a net help or a hindrance to him at the polls November 4. Strangely,…

  • Reducing Race: News Themes in the 2008 Primaries

    Reducing Race: News Themes in the 2008 Primaries The International Journal of Press/Politics Volume 15, Number 4 (October 2010) pages 375-400 DOI: 10.1177/1940161210372962 Catherine R. Squires, Cowles Professor of Journalism, Diversity and Equality University of Minnesota Sarah J. Jackson University of Minnesota This article presents a content analysis exploring how racial issues were addressed in…

  • The Election of Barack Obama and the Politics of Interracial and Same-Sex Marriage

    The Election of Barack Obama and the Politics of Interracial and Same-Sex Marriage History News Network 2009-02-23 Peggy Pascoe, Beekman Professor of Northwest and Pacific History University of Oregon Peggy Pascoe is the author of “What Comes Naturally: Miscegenation Law and the Making of Race in America”, (winner of 5 literary prizes). The election (and now…

  • Race in the Race: Mixed Race Identity and Obama’s Campaign

    Race in the Race: Mixed Race Identity and Obama’s Campaign National Communications Association 95th Annual Convention Chicago Hilton & Towers, Chicago, IL 2009-11-11 15 pages Iliana Rucker University of New Mexico During Obama’s campaign, a video was created by the Los Angeles Times consisting of interviews with individuals who identify as multiracial. Three sections within…

  • Political partisanship influences perception of biracial candidates’ skin tone

    Political partisanship influences perception of biracial candidates’ skin tone Proceedings of the National Acadamy of Sciences Volume 106, Number 48 (2009-12-01) pages 20168-20173 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0905362106 Eugene M. Caruso, Assistant Professor of Behavioral Science Booth School of Business, University of Chicago Nicole L. Mead, Researcher Tilburg Institute for Behavioral Economics Research Tilburg University, The Netherlands Emily…

  • 100% Multiracial

    100% Multiracial UrbanFaith.com 2010-06-11 Kyle Waalen The latest Census estimates show that multiracial people are the fastest growing demographic group in the United States. Yet many still struggle with the question of how many boxes to check. Two Christian women share about the tension and joy of being young and multiracial in America. Kristy McDonald…

  • Running Through the Trenches: Or, an Introduction to the Undead Culture Wars and Dead Serious Identity Politics

    Running Through the Trenches: Or, an Introduction to the Undead Culture Wars and Dead Serious Identity Politics Journal of Communication Inquiry Volume 34, Number 3 (July 2010) pages 210-253 Catherine R. Squires, Cowles Professor of Journalism, Diversity and Equality University of Minnesota The events of the 2008 election continue to spark prognostications that we live…