Day: December 22, 2012

  • Identity, dislocation and belonging: Chinese/European narratives of mixedness in Aotearoa/New Zealand Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power Published online: 2012-12-14 DOI: 10.1080/1070289X.2012.752369 Zarine L. Rocha, Research Scholar Department of Sociology National University of Singapore With over 10% of the population identifying with multiple ethnic groups, identities in New Zealand are increasingly complex. This article…

  • On adoption, race does matter The Guardian 2012-12-21 Oona King Like Michael Gove, I used to believe a loving family was all. But I’ve heard from too many black adoptees who are struggling with their identity “My social worker is racist,” said a softly-spoken 10-year-old white boy. “She says I shouldn’t stay with my foster…

  • Medicating Race: Heart Disease and Durable Preoccupations with Difference Duke University Press October 2012 280 pages 5 illustrations Paperback ISBN: 978-0-8223-5344-7 Cloth ISBN: 978-0-8223-5329-4 Anne Pollock, Assistant Professor of Science, Technology and Culture Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia In Medicating Race, Anne Pollock traces the intersecting discourses of race, pharmaceuticals, and heart disease in…

  • What My Mother Gave Me Mixed Dreams: towards a radical multiracial/ethnic movement 2012-09-27 Nicole Asong Nfonoyim “To lose your mother was to be denied your kin, country, and identity. To lose your mother was to forget your past.” —Dr. Saidiya Hartman I am the spitting image of my mother. Three years ago I learned the…