Mixed Race Studies

Scholarly perspectives on the mixed race experience.

Day: January 5, 2011

Chapter One: Barbara Jordan: American Hero

2011-01-05

Chapter One: Barbara Jordan: American Hero New York Times 1998-12-13 Mary Beth Rogers Mary Beth Rogers, Barbara Jordan: American Hero, (New York: Bantam, 1998). BARBARA CHARLINE JORDAN was born February 21, 1936, the third daughter and last child of Benjamin Meredith and Arlyne Patten Jordan. The fortunes of Ben and Arlyne were good enough to…
White/Minority Multiraciality: An Exploration of Sociopolitical Consciousness Development

2011-01-05

White/Minority Multiraciality: An Exploration of Sociopolitical Consciousness Development California State University, Sacramento Spring 2009 118 pages Melody Marie Antillon Hazzard Thesis submitted in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree of Master of Social Work at California State University, Sacramento There is contention in multiracial studies as to whether multiracial people perpetuate or challenge…
Color outside the lines

2011-01-05

Color outside the lines Columbia Missourian 2006-06-11 Sara Fernández Cendon The boundaries between traditional racial categories shift as more people identify themselves as multiracial. The term adds another dimension to the complex issue of race in America. Some say Tiger Woods started it all. After winning the Masters Tournament in 1997, the golf star described…