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  • Being ‘hafu’ in Japan: Mixed-race people face ridicule, rejection

    Being ‘hafu’ in Japan: Mixed-race people face ridicule, rejection Al Jazeera America 2015-09-09 Roxana Saberi Among Japanese, the perception of pure ethnic background is a big part of belonging to the culture TOKYO — Ariana Miyamoto was born and raised in Japan and speaks fluent Japanese. But she said most people in her homeland see…

  • Amid sweeping changes in US relations, Cuba’s race problem persists

    Amid sweeping changes in US relations, Cuba’s race problem persists Al Jazeera America 2015-08-13 Julia Cooke In 1959, Fidel Castro said he would work to erase racial discrimination, but inequality is still widespread Official Cuban census figures say black and mixed-heritage people are about 35 percent of the island’s population, but a quick stroll around…

  • Brazilian soap operas slowly cast black middle class

    Brazilian soap operas slowly cast black middle class Al Jazeera America 2015-04-11 Matt Sandy Morgann Jezequel Actor Sílvio Guindane poses on the set of the telenovela Vitória at Record studios, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, October, 2014. Rafael Fabres / Getty Images Assignment for Al Jazeera America Black actors move beyond roles as maids, thieves and…

  • Why Latinos won’t become white

    Why Latinos won’t become white Al Jazeera America 2014-10-22 Gabriel Arana Assuming Latinos will join the white majority ignores the stark divisions in a racially diverse group In the lead-up to the midterms, President Barack Obama has been parroting the conventional wisdom about the GOP’s future: Republicans are doomed if they keep up their opposition…

  • The complicity cost of racial inclusion

    The complicity cost of racial inclusion Al Jazeera America 2014-08-24 Julia Carrie Wong Oakland, California When Brook Soso, a new Asian-American character in the second season of “Orange Is the New Black,” arrives at the federal prison in Litchfield, New York, a fellow inmate named Lorna Morello provides her with a toothbrush and bar of…

  • Black American Indians seek to honor their mixed ancestry

    Black American Indians seek to honor their mixed ancestry Al Jazeera America 2014-07-22 Naureen Khan WASHINGTON — The soaring sound of “Wade in the Water,” a Negro spiritual once said to be used on the Underground Railroad, filled Plymouth Congressional United Church of Christ Saturday morning. But on this particular Saturday, church-goers offered their respects…

  • Al Jazeera America signs Soledad O’Brien as special correspondent

    Al Jazeera America signs Soledad O’Brien as special correspondent Al Jazeera America 2013-07-01 Al Jazeera America, the new American news channel that will launch in August, today announced that it has signed an agreement with Emmy Award-winning journalist Soledad O’Brien’s production company, Starfish Media Group. O’Brien will contribute short-form segments as Special Correspondent to Al…