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  • “The New Kubla Khan: Mixed Race Multi-Nationalism”

    “The New Kubla Khan: Mixed Race Multi-Nationalism” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Studies Association 2009-05-24 Michele Elam, Martin Luther King, Jr. Centennial Professor of English, Professor, Director of African & African American Studies Stanford University This paper examines how, and to what ends, people of the “mixed race experience” are being…

  • Love’s Revolution: Interracial Marriage

    “Love’s Revolution” traces the social changes that account for the growth of intermarriage as well as the lingering prejudices and false beliefs that oppress racially mixed families.

  • 50 Experiences of Racially Mixed People

    50 Experiences of Racially Mixed People Racial Experiences Questionnaire 1996 Maria P. P. Root The 50 questions or comments and experiences evolved from a questionnaire I developed for a study on biracial siblings I conducted from 1996 to 1997. These questions and comments provide an introduction to the way in which race consciousness is brought…

  • Mixed-Race Identities

    Mixed-Race Identities American Psychology Association Item #: 4310742 ISBN: 1-59147-365-9 ISBN 13: 978-1-59147-365-7 Running Time: Over 100 minutes Format: DVD With Maria P. P. Root, PhD Hosted by John Carlson, PsyD, EdD Part of the Multicultural Counseling APA Psychotherapy Video Series About the Video In Mixed-Race Identities, Dr. Maria P. P. Root demonstrates her approach…

  • New Faces in a Changing America: Multiracial Identity in the 21st Century

    New Faces in a Changing America: Multiracial Identity in the 21st Century SAGE Publications, Inc. Paperback ISBN: 9780761923008 2001 432 pages Edited by Loretta I. Winters California State University, Northridge Herman L. DeBose California State University, Northridge How multiracial people identify themselves can have major consequences on their positions in their families, communities and society.…

  • The Sum of Our Parts: Mixed-Heritage Asian Americans

    With an entire section devoted to the Asian diaspora, The Sum of Our Parts suggests that questions of multiracial and multiethnic identity are surfacing around the globe. This timely and provocative collection articulates them for social scientists and students.

  • Racially Mixed People in America

    America has been the breeding ground of a “biracial baby boom” for the past 25 years. Unfortunately, there has been a dearth of information regarding how racially mixed people identify and view themselves and how they relate to one another. “Racially Mixed People in America” steadily bridges this gap and offers a comprehensive look at…

  • American Mixed Race: The Culture of Microdiversity

    This exciting multidisciplinary collection brings together twenty-two original essays by scholars on the cutting edge of racial theory, who address both the American concept of race and the specific problems experienced by those who do not fit neatly into the boxes society requires them to check.

  • Is That Your Child? Mothers Talk about Rearing Biracial Children

    Is That Your Child? Mothers Talk about Rearing Biracial Children Lexington Books (an imprint of Rowman & Littlefield) October 2008 146 pages Hardback ISBN: 978-0-7391-2763-6 Paperback ISBN: 978-0-7391-2764-3 eBook ISBN: 978-0-7391-3208-1 By Marion Kilson and Florence Ladd “Is That Your Child?” is a question that countless mothers of biracial children encounter whether they are African…

  • Biracial Women in Therapy: Between the Rock of Gender and the Hard Place of Race

    “Biracial Women in Therapy: Between the Rock of Gender and the Hard Place of Race” examines how physical appearance, cultural knowledge, and cultural stereotypes affect the experience of mixed-race women in belonging to, and being accepted within, their cultures.