Month: August 2014

  • The Leftovers Sunday Book Review The New York Times 2014-08-15 Alexander Chee ‘Everything I Never Told You,’ by Celeste Ng Celeste Ng’s debut novel, “Everything I Never Told You,” is a literary thriller that begins with some stock elements: a missing girl, a lake, a local bad boy who was one of the last to…

  • “No, I meant where are you really from?” on being black and German Media Diversified 2014-08-15 Ella Achola School of Oriental and African Studies, London “No, I meant where are you really from?” is a micro-aggression I am all too familiar with when my simple answer of “Berlin” is perceived as insufficient to a query…

  • Are There Really Just Five Racial Groups? Slate 2012-05-17 Brian Palmer, Chief Explainer How the government developed its racial-classification system. For the first time in history, more than half of American children under the age of 1 are members of a minority group, according to figures released Wednesday by the Census Bureau. Everyone is familiar…

  • Your Face in Mine, A Novel Riverhead Books (an imprint of Penguin Press) 2014-08-14 384 pages Hardcover ISBN: 9781594488344 ePub ISBN: 9780698168817 Jess Row An award-winning writer delivers a poignant and provocative novel of identity, race and the search for belonging in the age of globalization. One afternoon, not long after Kelly Thorndike has moved…

  • This essay lauds the publication of the Journal of Critical Mixed Race Studies, then turns immediately to argue that the journal must focus itself on actively becoming the authoritative voice on mixed-race matters, while also speaking out against naive colorblindness and premature declarations of postraciality. This is crucial because the public receives its information on…

  • The Politics of Multi-Racial Identity Mixed Roots Stories 2014-07-23 Marley-Vincent Lindsey, Guest Blogger Race-thinking has two distinct aspects: the real, and the conceptual. Both of these are important in the development of the racial politics of identity. These politics surround both what we know to be true about race (the real) and what we are…

  • Americans Fill Out President Obama’s Census Form: What is His Race? Social Science Quarterly Published Online: 2014-07-22 DOI: 10.1111/ssqu.12105 Jack Citrin, Heller Professor of Political Science University of California, Berkeley Morris Levy, Assistant Professor of Political Science University of Southern California Robert P. Van Houweling, Associate Professor of Political Science University of California, Berkeley Objective…

  • Monoracial and Biracial Children: Effects of Racial Identity Saliency on Social Learning and Social Preferences Child Development Published Online: 2014-07-14 DOI: 10.1111/cdev.12266 Sarah E. Gaither Department of Psychology Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts Eva E. Chen, Assistant Professor of Social Science The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Kathleen H. Corriveau, Assistant Professor of Human…

  • Ethnic-Racial Socialization and Its Correlates in Families of Black–White Biracial Children Family Relations Volume 63, Issue 2 (April 2014) pages 259–270 DOI: 10.1111/fare.12062 Annamaria Csizmadia, Assistant Professor, Human Development & Family Studies University of Connecticut, Stamford Alethea Rollins, Instructor, Child and Family Development University of Central Missouri Jessica P. Kaneakua University of Connecticut Child, family,…

  • The Role of Identity Integration in Enhancing Creativity Among Mixed-Race Individuals The Journal of Creative Behavior Volume 48, Issue 3 (September 2014) pages 198–208 DOI: 10.1002/jocb.48 G. Tendayi Viki, Senior Lecturer in Psychology University of Kent, United Kingdom May Liang J. Williams University of Kent, United Kingdom Identity integration among bicultural individuals refers to the…