Biracial and Jewish |
The New York Times
2017-03-20
Helen Kiyong Kim, Associate Professor of Sociology
Whitman College, Walla Walla, Washington
Noah Samuel Leavitt, Associate Dean of Students
Whitman College, Walla Walla, Washington
To the Editor:
Re “What Biracial People Know” (Sunday Review, March 5):
Moises Velasquez-Manoff makes a number of vital points about the creative ways that biracial people navigate the world.
During 2011-14, we interviewed 39 young men and women who were the offspring of Jewish and Asian parents. Supporting Mr. Velasquez-
Manoff’s point that biracialism breaks down tribalism — and perhaps extending his assertions — our research found that these young people strongly identified both as multiracial as well as Jewish in a surprisingly traditional religious sense…
Read the entire letter here.
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