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Day: June 19, 2013

  • Mixed-Race People Fastest Growing Group, Census Data Shows

    Mixed-Race People Fastest Growing Group, Census Data Shows KPIX 5 (CBS) San Francisco, California 2013-06-14 Elizabeth Cook, Co-Anchor Ryan Takeo, Reporter The face of the nation is changing rapidly, as Census data shows mixed-race people are the fastest-growing ethnic group. Ryan Takeo reports. Note from Steven F. Riley: Features San Francisco State University Associate Professor…

  • Whither White America?

    Whither White America? The American Prospect 2013-06-13 Jamelle Bouie More thoughts on the future of white people. “Majority-minority” is an unusual term—by definition, minorities are no longer such if they’re in the majority—but it’s a convenient shorthand for what most people expect to happen in the United States over the next few decades. A growing…

  • Not Quite White: Arabs, Slavs, and the Contours of Contested Whiteness

    Not Quite White: Arabs, Slavs, and the Contours of Contested Whiteness Typecast Releasing 2012 USA English 24 minutes Jamil Khoury, Director and Writer Stephen Combs, Director Inspired by Jamil Khoury’s short play WASP: White Arab Slovak Pole, Not Quite White: Arabs, Slavs, and the Contours of Contested Whiteness is a thought-provoking documentary that explores the…

  • Dr. J .T. Mills: Helping Students Explore Concepts of Race

    Dr. J .T. Mills: Helping Students Explore Concepts of Race Mixed Race Radio Blog Talk Radio 2013-06-19, 16:00Z (12:00 EDT) Tiffany Rae Reid, Host John T. Mills, Assistant Director of Multicultural Affairs Rowan University, Glassboro, New Jersery Legitimate knowledge regarding the construction of race in America is absent in today’s youth and college aged students.…

  • Are you a biracial/mulitraical individual?

    Are you a biracial/mulitraical individual? Tufts University Social Psychology Program at Tufts University 2013-06-18 Sarah Gaither, M.S. (E-Mail) Are you biracial/multiracial or mixed race? We are looking for people to complete a short online study (around 10 minutes long) in exchange for a chance at $25.00 USD. The study will involve providing some ratings about a…

  • A Continent Divided: The U.S.-Mexico War

    A Continent Divided: The U.S.-Mexico War Center for Greater Southwestern Studies University of Texas at Arlington 2013-06-18 The Center for Greater Southwestern Studies at the University of Texas at Arlington announces the launch of a new website, A Continent Divided: The U.S.-Mexico War. Drawn from the holdings of UT Arlington’s Special Collections, long recognized as…