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  • Jewish and Asian: Intermarriages that yield Jewish kids

    (RNS) Noah Leavitt and Helen Kiyong Kim’s marriage is one of an increasing number of Jewish-Asian pairings in the U.S., a trend evident in many American synagogues. The two Whitman College professors have just released the first book-length study of Jewish-Asian couples and their offspring.

  • Biracial and Jewish

    Moises Velasquez-Manoff makes a number of vital points about the creative ways that biracial people navigate the world….

  • Jews Of Color Press For Acceptance

    This the first of a two part feature on the changing face of the Jewish Community. Read part two here.

  • The JewAsian Phenomenon: Raising Jewish-Asian Families

    The JewAsian Phenomenon: Raising Jewish-Asian Families JewishBoston: The Vibe of the Tribe 2016-08-10 Judy Bolton-Fasman, Culture Reporter A new book, as well as a conversation with its authors, sheds light on a growing segment of the Jewish population—Jewish-Asian children who are raised as Jews. Helen Kim and Noah Leavitt are the authors of “JewAsian: Race,…

  • JewAsian: Race, Religion, and Identity for America’s Newest Jews

    “JewAsian” is a qualitative examination of the intersection of race, religion, and ethnicity in the increasing number of households that are Jewish American and Asian American.

  • Hybrid Identities: Theoretical and Empirical Examinations

    Hybrid Identities: Theoretical and Empirical Examinations Haymarket Books 2009 412 pages Paperback ISBN: 9781608460359 Edited by: Keri E. Iyall Smith, Associate Professor of Sociology Suffolk University, Boston Patricia Leavy Combining theoretical and empirical pieces, this book explores the emerging theoretical work seeking to describe hybrid identities while also illustrating the application of these theories in…

  • “Funny—You Don’t Look Jewish!”: Racial, Ethnic, and Religious Identities of Children of Asian American and Jewish American Spouses

    “Funny—You Don’t Look Jewish!”: Racial, Ethnic, and Religious Identities of Children of Asian American and Jewish American Spouses Journal of Jewish Identities Issue 8, Number 1, January 2015 pages 129-148 Helen Kim, Associate Professor of Sociology Whitman College, Walla Walla, Washington Noah Leavitt, Research Associate Department of Sociology Whitman College, Walla Walla, Washington Rachel Williams…

  • A Jewish-Asian Couple’s Union Leads to a Scholarly Interest in Intermarriage

    A Jewish-Asian Couple’s Union Leads to a Scholarly Interest in Intermarriage The New York Times 2012-06-15 Samuel G. Freedman, Professor of Journalism Columbia University, New York, New York One weekend night 15 years ago, a group of graduate students at the University of Chicago decided to interrupt their research long enough for a dinner party.…

  • The Newest Jews? Understanding Jewish American and Asian American Marriages

    The Newest Jews? Understanding Jewish American and Asian American Marriages Contemporary Jewry July 2012, Volume 32, Issue 2 pages 135-166 DOI: 10.1007/s12397-012-9078-y Helen K. Kim, Associate Professor of Sociology Whitman College, Walla Walla, Washington Noah Leavitt, Research Associate Department of Sociology Whitman College, Walla Walla, Washington This paper investigates how racial, ethnic and religious identities…

  • SO224: The Sociology of Race and Ethnicity

    SO224: The Sociology of Race and Ethnicity London School of Economics 2013/2014 session Helen Kim The course provides an introduction to theoretical, historical and contemporary debates around race, racism and ethnicity. It firstly explores the main theoretical perspectives which have been used to analyse racial and ethnic relations, in a historical and contemporary framework. It…