Tag: Washington

  • New UW center to encourage race, diversity dialogue The Seattle Times 2015-07-12 Katherine Long, Seattle Times higher education reporter Ralina Joseph is the new director of the University of Washington’s Center for Communication, Difference, and Equity. (Ellen M. Banner/The Seattle Times) A new center at the University of Washington aims to help people figure out…

  • Meet this year’s outstanding contributors at The Globies! The Seattle Globalist 2015-07-17 Christina Twu, Editor/Contributor The Seattle Globalist is proud to recognize three brilliant Globalist writers that have made outstanding contributions to our publication this year, helping to grow our coverage and make 2015 a phenomenal year for us. Please join us in recognizing these…

  • N.A.A.C.P. Leader Rachel Dolezal Posed as Black, Parents Say The New York Times 2015-06-12 Daniel Victor The parents of a civil rights activist in Spokane, Wash., say their daughter has misrepresented herself as black for years, spurring a growing discussion on social media about race and identity. Rachel Dolezal, 37, the president of the N.A.A.C.P.…

  • Welcome to Seattle Public Schools. What race are you? The Seattle Globalist Seattle, Washington 2015-05-05 Sharon H. Chang “Welcome to Seattle Public Schools!” it reads happily. I’m cheerfully advised to use a checklist following to help me enroll my child in kindergarten. Okay, I think. No problem. My eyes scroll down the checklist: Admission Form,…

  • Multiracial youths show similar vulnerability to peer pressure as whites University of Washington News 2012-07-10 Molly McElroy Researchers who studied a large sample of middle- and high-school students in Washington state found that mixed-race adolescents are more similar to their white counterparts than previously believed.   Experts have thought that multiracial adolescents, the fastest growing…

  • Multiple Identification and Risks: Examination of Peer Factors Across Multiracial and Single-Race Youth Journal of Youth and Adolescence Volume 41, Number 7 (July 2012) pages 847-862 DOI: 10.1007/s10964-012-9750-2 Yoonsun Choi The School of Social Service Administration University of Chicago Michael He The School of Social Service Administration University of Chicago Todd I. Herrenkohl Social Development…

  • The Family Jewell: A Metis History of San Juan Island and Puget Sound, by Dr. Katrina Jagodinsky San Juan Historical Museum 323 Price St. Friday Harbor, Washington Saturday, 2012-06-30, 18:00 PDT (Local Time) The history of Métis families (Native American and European ancestry) is like the mist that shrouds the San Juan Island chain: a…

  • Crimes of Passion: The Regulation of Interracial Sex in Washington, 1855-1950 Gonzaga Law Review Volume 47, Issue 2 (Symposium: Race and Criminal Justice in the West) April, 2012 pages 393-428 Jason A. Gillmer, Professor of Law Gonzaga University School of Law Race had not mattered to Harvey Creasman and Caroline Paul. The two had lived together as…

  • Before state’s high court: role of race in identifying a face Seattle Times 2012-03-03 Ken Armstrong, Staff Reporter In a case out of Seattle’s University District, the Washington State Supreme Court is being asked to determine whether jurors should be told that eyewitnesses who identify strangers across racial lines — for example, a white man…

  • The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that 2010 Census population totals and demographic characteristics have been released for communities in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. These data have provided the first look at population counts for small areas and race, Hispanic origin, voting age and housing unit data released from…