Day: October 2, 2014

  • Multiracial family embraces twins’ uniqueness News 10, KXTV Sacramento, California 2014-10-02 Daria Givens, News 10 Staff A Lincoln family embodies California’s melting pot and embraces their uniqueness. LINCOLN – Fraternal twins Viviana and Dennis look very different from each other. They are part of the Ng Family, a multiracial family from all parts of the…

  • Before the dialogue begins, before the first stage direction is explained, the complexities of race and racial identity percolate up from the script of “Am I White,” a new play by Austin writer Adrienne Dawes. Take the cast list: “Wesley Connor, biracial (passes as white), member of the White Order of Thule,” “Ryan Cahill, white,…

  • Latino and Race: Together and Separately Latino Rebels 2014-10-01 Vilma Ortiz, Professor of Sociology University of California, Los Angeles Just when I think that the notion of “white Hispanic” has faded away, several more commentaries continue to appear. All raise important points yet miss others that are equally important. (I want to thank Christina Saenz-Alcánatra…

  • Who and What the Hell Is a White Hispanic? Latino Rebels 2014-09-25 Christina Saenz-Alcántara Since The New York Times’ ridiculous piece in May claiming that more Latinos are identifying as “white” between the 2000 and 2010 Census, Latino and non-Latino commentators alike have been weighing in on the many shades of color within the Latino…

  • Born Champions [Full Episode] Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. 2014-09-30 Henry Louis Gates Jr., Host and Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and Director of the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research Harvard University Three of America’s greatest athletes, whose determination and love of sports were deeply shaped by their families, were…

  • The Race Myth, Racial Disparities in Health, and Why There Are So Few African American Evolutionists Evolution: This View of Life 2012-02-24 David Sloan Wilson, Host and Distinguished Professor of Biology and Anthropology State University of New York, Binghamton Joseph L. Graves, Professor & Associate Dean for Research (author of The Race Myth: Why We…