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  • “A Chosen Exile” by History Professor Allyson Hobbs, has won two prizes from the Organization of American Historians

    “A Chosen Exile” by History Professor Allyson Hobbs, has won two prizes from the Organization of American Historians Stanford University Department of History Palo Alto, California 2015-04-20 “A Chosen Exile: A History of Racial Passing in American Life” by History Professor Allyson Hobbs has won two prizes from the Organization of American Historians: the Frederick Jackson…

  • Critical Mixed-Race In Transnational Perspective: The US, China, And Hong Kong, 1842-1943

    Critical Mixed-Race In Transnational Perspective: The US, China, And Hong Kong, 1842-1943 Center for East Asian Studies Lathrop East Asia Library, Room 224 Stanford University 518 Memorial Way, Stanford, California Thursday, 2015-01-15, 16:15-17:30 PST (Local Time) Emma Teng, T.T. and Wei Fong Chao Professor of Asian Civilizations Massachusetts Institute of Technology This paper will examine…

  • The End of Race As We Know It?

    The End of Race As We Know It? Stanford+Connects Stanford University 2014-10-09 Michele Elam, Professor of English Stanford University Sharing demographic shifts and a personal story about the use of her photograph in various advertisements, Professor Michele Elam traces multiracial identities from the 1940s to present day. In this talk, she explores how society understands…

  • Stanford historian re-examines practice of racial ‘passing’

    Stanford historian re-examines practice of racial ‘passing’ Stanford News The Humanities at Stanford 2013-12-18 Nate Sloan, Doctoral Candidate in Musicology Stanford University In the margins of historical accounts and the dusty corners of family archives, Stanford history Professor Allyson Hobbs uncovers stories long kept hidden: those of African Americans who passed as white, from the…

  • When Half is Whole: Understanding Mixed Race Identities

    When Half is Whole: Understanding Mixed Race Identities Stanford University, Cypress North Tresidder Union 459 Lagunita 2013-02-01, 12:00 PST (Local Time) Stephen Murphy-Shigematsu, Consulting Professor, Stanford University School of Medicine & Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity will discuss identity development in persons of mixed racial and national backgrounds.  This topic has particular appeal to…

  • Race, Skin Color, and Economic Outcomes in Early Twentieth-Century America

    Race, Skin Color, and Economic Outcomes in Early Twentieth-Century America Stanford University Job Market Paper 2012-11-28 53 pages Roy Mill Department of Economics Stanford University Luke C.D. Stein Department of Economics Stanford University We study the effect of race on economic outcomes using unique data from the first half of the twentieth century, a period…

  • Students more likely to identify as multiracial

    Students more likely to identify as multiracial The Stanford Daily: Breaking News from the Farm Since 1892 Stanford University 2012-10-24 Taylor Chambers Erika Roach ’13 identifies herself as “Blasian,” while Marcus Montanez-Leaks ’13 says he’s “Blexican.” These terms and others used to describe mixed race individuals are becoming more common in conversation and student groups…

  • Racing “mixed race” in the 21st century

    Racing “mixed race” in the 21st century Gender News The Clayman Institute for Gender Research Stanford University 2012-03-16 Krystale E. Littlejohn Mixed race and social negotiation What are you?  For many people, this question elicits a variety of responses: student, sister, brother, dancer, mother, sports enthusiast.  For ethnically ambiguous people, however, the question usually refers…

  • ENGLISH 56N: Mixed Race in the New Millennium: Crossings of Kin, Culture and Faith (Stanford Introductory Seminar)

    ENGLISH 56N: Mixed Race in the New Millennium: Crossings of Kin, Culture and Faith (Stanford Introductory Seminar) Stanford University Winter Quarter, 2011-2012 Michele Elam, Martin Luther King, Jr. Centennial Professor of English and Olivier Nomellini Family University Fellow in Undergraduate Education Stanford University Our course examines how literature, theater, graphic art and popular culture shape…

  • Living Out Loud: (De)Constructing the Multiracial Individual

    Living Out Loud: (De)Constructing the Multiracial Individual Stanford University 2011-05-19 55 pages Stephanie Otani-Sunamoto Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Department Honors in Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity at Stanford University Although mixed race people have existed throughout American history, being mixed race was either stigmatized or an unrecognized identity option until…