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  • Beyond Ethnicity: New Politics of Race in Hawaii

    Written by scholars of various disciplines, the essays in this volume dig beneath the veneer of Hawai‘i’s myth as a melting pot paradise to uncover historical and complicated cross-racial dynamics.

  • Talking about Critical Mixed Race Studies in the Wake of Ferguson

    Talking about Critical Mixed Race Studies in the Wake of Ferguson University of Washington Press Blog 2015-01-21 Laura Kina, Vincent de Paul Professor of Art, Media, & Design DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois In this guest post, Laura Kina, coeditor of War Baby / Love Child: Mixed Race Asian American Art, discusses the emerging discipline of…

  • Conference Recap

    Conference Recap DePaul Magazine December 2014 (2014-12-16) For the third biennial Critical Mixed Race Studies Conference, hosted at DePaul last month, participants could be heard speaking in British, Finnish, Japanese, Australian and Canadian accents, among others. This medley of voices perfectly encapsulated the theme of this year’s conference, Global Mixed Race. Co-organizers Camilla Fojas, Vincent…

  • ‘Did Somebody Say “Mulatto”?’ Speaking Critically on Mixed Heritage

    ‘Did Somebody Say “Mulatto”?’ Speaking Critically on Mixed Heritage The Huffington Post The Blog 2014-11-21 A. B. Wilkinson, Assistant Professor of History University of Nevada, Las Vegas Photograph: Ken Tanabe One of the main characters in the award-winning film Dear White People is a mixed “black and white” college student who works to make sense…

  • “Global Mixed Race,” the 3rd biennial Critical Mixed Race Studies Conference, was held at DePaul University in Chicago Nov 13-15, 2014.

    “Global Mixed Race,” the 3rd biennial Critical Mixed Race Studies Conference, was held at DePaul University in Chicago Nov 13-15, 2014. News from the Critical Mixed Race Studies Conference 2014-11-18 Camilla Fojas, Vincent de Paul Professor of Latin American and Latino Studies DePaul University Photograph by Ken Tanabe A big thank you to the over…

  • ‘Global Mixed Race’ conference welcomes scholars, filmmakers to Chicago

    ‘Global Mixed Race’ conference welcomes scholars, filmmakers to Chicago DePaul University News Release 2014-10-29 DePaul University faculty Laura Kina and Camilla Fojas cofounded the Critical Mixed Race Studies conference and will deliver opening remarks at this year’s event. (Photo by Jamie Moncrief Rebecca King-O’Riain, senior lecturer at the National University Ireland Maynooth, will give a…

  • The Journal of Critical Mixed Race Studies inaugural issue is now available

    The Journal of Critical Mixed Race Studies inaugural issue is now available Journal of Critical Mixed Race Studies Volume 1, Number 1 (2014-01-30) ISSN: 2325-4521 Laura Kina, Associate Professor Art, Media and Design and Director Asian American Studies DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois G. Reginald Daniel, Professor of Sociology University of California at Santa Barbaral Saya…

  • “Global Mixed Race,” the 3rd biennial Critical Mixed Race Studies Conference, will be held at DePaul University in Chicago November 13-15, 2014.

    “Global Mixed Race,” the 3rd biennial Critical Mixed Race Studies Conference, will be held at DePaul University in Chicago November 13-15, 2014. Critical Mixed Race Studies 2013-09-16 Conference Description: Global Mixed Race, the third biennial Critical Mixed Race Studies Conference, will be hosted at DePaul University in Chicago, November 13th-15th, 2014. It will bring together…

  • Panel Discussion: “Mixed Race Asian American Art and Identity”

    Panel Discussion: “Mixed Race Asian American Art and Identity” DePaul University Art Museum 935 W. Fullerton Chicago, Illinois 60614 Phone: 773-325-7506 Wednesday, 2013-05-29, 18:00 CDT (Local Time) War Baby / Love Child: Mixed Race Asian American Art Debra Yepa-Pappan, “Live Long and Prosper (Spock was a Half-Breed),” digital print. Laura Kina, Vincent DePaul Associate Professor…

  • The JCMRS inaugural issue will be released Summer, 2013

    The JCMRS inaugural issue will be released on Summer, 2013 Journal of Critical Mixed Race Studies c/o Department of Sociology SSMS Room 3005 University of California, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, California  93106-9430 E-Mail: socjcmrs@soc.ucsb.edu 2012-10-10 The Journal of Critical Mixed Race Studies (JCMRS) is a peer-reviewed online journal dedicated to developing the field of Critical Mixed…