Mixed Race Studies

Scholarly perspectives on the mixed race experience.

Tag: Carlos Cortés

Q&A with Carlos E. Cortés, author of “Rose Hill”

2015-02-05

Q&A with Carlos E. Cortés, author of “Rose Hill” Heyday 2012-03-21 A poignant memoirist, Carlos E. Cortés brings his past to life in Rose Hill: An Intermarriage before its Time, portraying multiracial relationships and the impact they had on the development of his identity. Sometimes hilarious and at times tragic, this powerful narrative takes the…
Of Loving and Zimmerman

2013-07-05

Of Loving and Zimmerman Univision Communications, Inc. 2013-06-26 Carlos Cortés, Professor Emeritus of History University of California, Riverside In my last blog I addressed the question of Latino identity by examining the controversy in “Is the New Pope Latino?” I responded with an emphatic “yes” (in about 500 words). Since then, three separate items relating…
Rose Hill: An Intermarriage before Its Time

2012-11-27

A riveting memoir of cultural crossfire
Mediating Racial Mixture

2011-05-22

Mediating Racial Mixture The Journal of Media Literacy Volume 55, Numbers 1 & 2 (Cultural Diversity) (2008) Carlos E. Cortés, Professor Emeritus of History University of California, Riverside Which one of the following names does not fit in the set? Barack Obama. Mariah Carey. Halle Berry. Tiger Woods. Ann Curry. Soledad O’Brien. Benjamin Jealous. Carlos…