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  • Passing for Black? Biracial Americans Are Increasingly ‘Passing for Black’

    Passing for Black?  Biracial Americans Are Increasingly ‘Passing for Black’ The Root 2010-12-14 Thomas Chatterton Williams A new study posits that black-white biracial adults are increasingly choosing, like President Obama, to emphasize their blackness. But in this country, “black” has always been a mongrel affair. It created a minor media frenzy last spring when President Barack…

  • Passing and Performance in the 21st Century: Black-White Biracial Americans and Passing as Black

    Passing and Performance in the 21st Century: Black-White Biracial Americans and Passing as Black American Sociological Association Annual Meeting 2010 Regular Session: Multi-Racial Classification/Identity Atlanta Marriott Marquis Monday, 2010-08-16, 16:30-18:10 EDT (Local Time) 35 pages Session Organizer: Rebecca C. King-O’Riain, Senior Lecturer of Sociology, National University of Ireland-Maynooth  Presider: Carolyn A. Liebler, Assistant Professor of…

  • Black Is, Black Ain’t: Biracials, Middle-Class Blacks, and the Meaning of “The Black Community”

    Black Is, Black Ain’t: Biracials, Middle-Class Blacks, and the Meaning of “The Black Community” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association Annual Meeting Hilton San Francisco San Francisco, California 2009-08-09 46 pages Cherise A. Harris, Assistant Professor of Sociology Connecticut College Nikki Khanna Sherwin, Assistant Professor of Sociology University of Vermont…

  • Social Comparisons, Social Networks, and Racial Identity: The Case of Black-White Biracial Americans

    Social Comparisons, Social Networks, and Racial Identity: The Case of Black-White Biracial Americans Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association Annual Meeting Hilton San Francisco San Francisco, California 2009-08-08 47 pages Nikki Khanna Sherwin, Assistant Professor of Sociology University of Vermont Cathryn Johnson, Professor of Sociology and Director of Graduate Studies…

  • Professor Nikki Khanna to be Featured Guest on Mixed Chicks Chat

    Professor Nikki Khanna to be Featured Guest on Mixed Chicks Chat Mixed Chicks Chat (The only live weekly show about being racially and culturally mixed. Also, founders of the Mixed Roots Film & Literary Festival) Hosted by Fanshen Cox and Heidi W. Durrow Website: TalkShoe™ (Keywords: Mixed Chicks) Episode: #151 – Professor Nikki Khanna When:…

  • Multiracial Americans and Social Class: The Influence of Social Class on Racial Identity

    As the racial hierarchy shifts and inequality between Americans widens, it is important to understand the impact of social class on the rapidly growing multiracial population. “Multiracial Americans and Social Class” is the first book on multiracial Americans to do so and fills a noticeable void in a growing market.

  • Teaching Race as a Social Construction: Two Interactive Class Exercises

    Teaching Race as a Social Construction: Two Interactive Class Exercises Teaching Sociology Volume 37, Number 4 (October 2009) Pages 369-378 Nikki Khanna, Assistant Professor of Sociology University of Vermont Cherise A. Harris, Assistant Professor of Sociology Connecticut College This paper offers two interactive exercises to teach students about race as a social construction. In the…