Month: June 2010

  • plaçage was a recognized extralegal system in which white French and Spanish and later Creole men entered into the equivalent of common-law marriages with women of African, Indian and white (European) Creole descent. The term comes from the French placer meaning “to place with”. The women were not legally recognized as wives, but were known…

  • Mixed Chicks Chat (Second) Interview with Steve Riley, Creator of Mixed Race Studies Mixed Chicks Chat (The only live weekly show about being racially and culturally mixed. Also, founders of the Mixed Roots Film & Literary Festival) Hosted by Fanshen Cox and Heidi W. Durrow Website: TalkShoe™ (Keywords: Mixed Chicks) Episode: #159 – Steven F. Riley…

  • Telling “Forgotten” Métis Histories through Family, Community, and Individuals [Book Review] H-Net Reviews October 2009 Camie Augustus University of Saskatchewan David McNab, Ute Lischke, eds. The Long Journey of a Forgotten People: Métis Identities and Family Histories. Waterloo: Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2007. viii + 386 pp. (paper), ISBN 978-0-88920-523-9. “We are still here.” This opening…

  • The Long Journey of a Forgotten People: Métis Identities and Family Histories Wilfrid Laurier University Press May 2007 370 pages ISBN13: 978-0-88920-523-9 Editors: Ute Lischke, Associate Professor of English and Film Studies Wilfrid Laurier University David T. McNab, Associate Professor of Indigenous Studies York University, Toronto Known as “Canada’s forgotten people,” the Métis have long…

  • Ethical Considerations in Social Work Research with Multiracial Individuals Journal of Social Work Values and Ethics Volume 7, Number 1 (2010) 10 pages Kelly F. Jackson, MSW, PhD, Assistant Professor of Social Work Arizona State University Growing diversity in the U.S. has prioritized social work’s ethical obligation to develop specialized knowledge and understanding of culture…

  • How is it that people know when they belong and to what they belong? This question, about the epistemology of belonging, carries a particular complexity for mixed-race women.

  • Ethics of Racial Identity Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association 108th Annual Conference 2010-11-13 through 2010-11-14 Chaminade University, Honolulu, Hawaii Presiding Officer: Adebe DeRango-Adem, York University Barack Obama benefited from the spirit of tolerance that defined Hawaii’s racial climate. This special session envisions a mixed-race literature in the age of Obama that forwards not solely…

  • Think Outside of The Box: Understanding Multiracial Students Wisconsin Academic Advising Association Conference Appleton, Wisconsin 2009-09-18 18 pages Handout: 4 pages Angela Kellogg, Director of Academic Advising and Career Services University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point Overview Agenda Introduction and interest in topic Multiracial trivia quiz Overview of session General multiracial information Study: methods and results…

  • Ward Helps Biracial Youths on Journey Toward Acceptance The New York Times 2009-11-09 John Branch PITTSBURGH — Steelers receiver Hines Ward surrounded himself with old friends at the dinner table on a recent Saturday night. The bond was as obvious as the look on everyone’s faces — half Korean, half something else. The shared experience…

  • Racial Identity and Self-Esteem: Problems Peculiar to Biracial Children Journal of the American Academy of Child Psychiatry Volume 24, Issue 2, (March 1985) Pages 150-153 DOI: 10.1016/S0002-7138(09)60440-4 Michael R. Lyles, M.D. Assistant Professor of Psychiatry University of Kentucky College of Medicine Antronette Yancey, M.D. University of Kentucky College of Medicine Candis Grace, M.D. University of…