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Are multiracial millennials leading the way towards an inclusive society?
MPR News with Kerri Miller
Minnesota Public Radio
Tuesday, 2015-08-25, 14:00Z (09:00 CDT, 10:00 EDT)
Kerri Miller, Host
Jose Santos, Associate Professor of Anthropology
Metropolitan State University, St. Paul, Minnesota
Rainier Spencer, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs; Associate Vice President for Diversity Initiatives; Chief Diversity Officer
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
“Demographically, multiracial Americans are younger—and strikingly so—than the country as a whole. According to Pew Research Center analysis of the 2013 American Community Survey, the median age of all multiracial Americans is 19, compared with 38 for single-race Americans,” —Pew Research Center.
While the nation’s multiracial population is growing – does that make our culture more understanding of issues of diversity?
MPR News host Kerri Miller hosts an engaging discussion on this question with her guests, callers and online commenters.
Listen to the interview (00:41:36) here. Download the interview here.