Mixed Race Studies

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Day: January 30, 2011

  • Why Do We Consider Obama to Be Black?

    Why Do We Consider Obama to Be Black? New America Media Commentary 2008-10-25 Ronald Takaki (1939-2009), Emeritus Professor of Ethnic Studies University of California, Berkeley A historical look at the the persistence of the “one drop” rule. Editor’s Note: Historian and scholar Ronald Takaki uncovers the origins of the “one drop” rule that was key…

  • Sci fi offers surprising insights on race

    Sci fi offers surprising insights on race The Brandeis Hoot 2009-03-06 Marissa Lainzi Months and months of wading through red ink, volleying e-mails, coordinating, coordinating, and coordinating came to fruition for the Mixed Heritage Club on Friday night, as their much-anticipated speaker, Eric Hamako, gave the talk, “Monsters, Messiahs, or Something Else?” a discussion of…

  • Black? White? Asian? More Young Americans Choose All of the Above

    Black? White? Asian? More Young Americans Choose All of the Above The New York Times 2011-01-29 Susan Saulny, National Correspondent Race Remixed: A New Sense of Identity. Articles in this series will explore the growing number of mixed-race Americans. COLLEGE PARK, Md.—In another time or place, the game of “What Are You?” that was played…

  • Remembering Mildred Loving, Unsung Hero of the Civil Rights Movement

    Remembering Mildred Loving, Unsung Hero of the Civil Rights Movement Counterpunch 2008-05-09 Mark A. Huddle, Associate Professor of History Georgia College and State University Fighting “Anti-Miscegenation” Laws On May 2, Mildred Loving died from complications of pneumonia at the age of 68.  The unassuming Mrs. Loving would have scoffed at the notion that she was…