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  • The Major Demographic Shift That’s Upending How We Think About Race

    The Major Demographic Shift That’s Upending How We Think About Race The New Republic 2014-11-28 William H. Frey, Senior Fellow Metropolitan Policy Program Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C. Reprinted with permission from Diversity Explosion: How New Racial Demographics are Remaking America by William H. Frey (Brookings Press, 2014). The usual way that race labels are applied…

  • Diversity Explosion: How New Racial Demographics are Remaking America

    At its optimistic best, America has embraced its identity as the world’s melting pot. Today it is on the cusp of becoming a country with no racial majority, and new minorities are poised to exert a profound impact on U.S. society, economy, and politics.

  • Arabs, Hispanics seeking better US Census recognition

    Arabs, Hispanics seeking better US Census recognition Aljazeera America 2013-12-17 Haya El Nasser, Los Angeles Digital Reporter  Many community organizations hope for a new Middle East and North Africa category in the next Census. When Hassan Jaber, a Lebanese-American, fills out his Census questionnaire, the race question gives him pause. White? No. Black? No. Asian?…

  • In a first, black voter turnout rate passes whites

    In a first, black voter turnout rate passes whites Associated Press 2013-04-29 Hope Yen WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s blacks voted at a higher rate than other minority groups in 2012 and by most measures surpassed the white turnout for the first time, reflecting a deeply polarized presidential election in which blacks strongly supported Barack Obama…

  • No longer your father’s electorate

    No longer your father’s electorate The Los Angeles Times 2012-11-08 Paul West, Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — Even more than the election that made Barack Obama the first black president, the one that returned him to office sent an unmistakable signal that the hegemony of the straight white male in America is over. The long drive…

  • No longer your father’s electorate

    No longer your father’s electorate Los Angeles Times 2012-11-08 Paul West, Washington Bureau Obama’s reelection marks a turning point in American politics: With the growing power of minorities, women and gays, it’s the end of the world as straight white males know it. WASHINGTON — Even more than the election that made Barack Obama the…

  • More children identify as ‘biracial’: just a choice or a good thing?

    More children identify as ‘biracial’: just a choice or a good thing? The Washington Post 2012-04-26 Mary C. Curtis It’s been happening for a while — census data show it. The number of mixed-race babies has quickly grown in the last decade, a trend that’s no surprise in an increasingly diverse country. Men and women…

  • Number of biracial babies soars over past decade

    Number of biracial babies soars over past decade The Washington Post 2012-04-26 Carol Morello, Demographics Reporter The number of mixed-race babies has soared over the past decade, new census data show, a result of more interracial couples and a cultural shift in how many parents identify their children in a multiracial society. More than 7…

  • America’s Diverse Future: Initial Glimpses at the U.S. Child Population from the 2010 Census

    America’s Diverse Future: Initial Glimpses at the U.S. Child Population from the 2010 Census Brookings State of Metropolitan American Number 29 (2011-04-06) 14 pages William H. Frey, Senior Fellow, Metropolitan Policy Program For some time, Americans have been aware that “new minorities”—particularly Hispanics, Asians, and people of more than one race—are becoming a more important…

  • In Census, Young Americans Increasingly Diverse

    In Census, Young Americans Increasingly Diverse The New York Times 2011-02-04 Sabrina Tabernise WASHINGTON — Demographers sifting through new population counts released on Thursday by the Census Bureau say the data bring a pattern into sharper focus: Young Americans are far less white than older generations, a shift that demographers say creates a culture gap…