Day: April 11, 2013

  • Researching ‘Mixed-Race’ Male Experiences in Education in the United Kingdom Centre for Ethnicity and Racism Studies School of Sociology and Social Policy University of Leeds 2012-12-20 Hi all, I’m a researcher from The University of Leeds (UK) based in the Centre for Ethnicity and Racism studies. I’m currently carrying out research into ‘mixed-race’ male experiences…

  • Hafu: The Mixed-Race Experience in Japan Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival 29th Edition 2013-05-02 through 2013-05-12 2012 87 minutes Directed by: Megumi Nishikura and Lara Perez Takagi English, Japanese Screening: Wednesday, 2013-05-08, 19:30 PDT (Local Time): National Center for the Preservation of Democracy HAFU is more than a mere documentary about mixed race Japanese, or…

  • Stepping toward multiculturalism The Korea Herald 2013-04-03 Cho Chung-un Experts call for a long-term vision of Korea as a multiethnic society, social agreement on overall immigration policy Globalization, demographic change and economic growth have led Korea to embrace cultural diversity and tolerance toward others. But biases and discrimination against foreigners remain and Koreans’ pride for…

  • “One-Drop: Fact, Fiction, or Fate?” by Dr. Yaba Blay, April 13th at 7pm in Stirn Auditorium Amherst College Stirn Auditorium, Mead Art Museum Amherst, Massachusetts Saturday, 2013-04-13, 19:00 EDT (Local Time) What exactly is Blackness and what does it mean to be Black? Is Blackness a matter of biology or consciousness? Who determines who is…

  • Racialisation in Brazil [Karina Round] Mapping Global Racisms Project (2012- ) University of Leeds Working Papers 10 pages Karina Round This paper is going to explore the processes of racialisation in Brazil, a country were race is supposed to be irrelevant. Racialisation is the dynamic and complex process through which racial categories, concepts and divisions…