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  • “If You’re Half Black, You’re Just Black”: Reflected Appraisals and the Persistence of the One-Drop Rule

    “If You’re Half Black, You’re Just Black”: Reflected Appraisals and the Persistence of the One-Drop Rule Sociological Quarterly Volume 51 Issue 1 (Winter 2010) Pages 96 – 121 Published Online: 2010-01-15 DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-8525.2009.01162.x Nikki Khanna, Associate Professor of Sociology University of Vermont Despite growing interest in multiracial identity, much of the research remains atheoretical and…

  • Passage to identity is still a struggle

    Passage to identity is still a struggle Kansas City Star 2010-12-17 Commentary by: Jeneé Osterheldt I’ve always known I wasn’t white like my mama. Even as a little girl, I could feel adults stare as we passed by. I was different. But was I black like my daddy? It took me much of my young…

  • University of Vermont study examines biracial identity

    University of Vermont study examines biracial identity Burlington Free Press 2010-12-28 Tim Johnson, Free Press Staff Writer Even though he was born of a white mother and an African father, Barack Obama is commonly referred to as the first black president. That’s a sign, sociologists say, that America’s “one-drop rule”—a vestige of the United States’…

  • Recent Studies on Biracial Identity and Hypodescent to be Discussed on Mixed Chicks Chat (Pre-recorded)

    Recent Studies on Biracial Identity and Hypodescent to be Discussed on Mixed Chicks Chat (Pre-recorded) Mixed Chicks Chat (The only live weekly show about being racially and culturally mixed. Also, founders of the Mixed Roots Film & Literary Festival) Hosted by Fanshen Cox, Heidi W. Durrow and Jennifer Frappier Website: TalkShoe™ (Keywords: Mixed Chicks) Episode: #186…

  • How Multi-Ethnic People Identify Themselves

    How Multi-Ethnic People Identify Themselves Talk of The Nation National Public Radio 2010-12-20 00:30:17 Neal Conan, Host Guests Nikki Khanna, Assistant Professor of Sociology (and lead author, “Passing As Black: Racial Identity Work Among Biracial Americans”) University of Vermont Casey Gane-McCalla, Lead Blogger NewsOne Kip Fulbeck, Professor of Art (and author of Mixed: Portraits Of…

  • Many Biracial Students Game Racial-Classification Systems, Study Suggests

    Many Biracial Students Game Racial-Classification Systems, Study Suggests The Chronicle of Higher Education 2010-12-14 Peter Schmidt A study of biracial people with black and white ancestry has found that many identify themselves solely as black when filling out college applications and financial-aid forms, raising new questions about the accuracy of educational statistics and research based…

  • Passing as Black: Racial Identity Work among Biracial Americans

    Passing as Black: Racial Identity Work among Biracial Americans Social Psychology Quarterly Volume 73, Number 4 (Published online 2010-12-13) pages 380-397 DOI: 10.1177/0190272510389014 Nikki Khanna, Associate Professor of Sociology University of Vermont Cathryn Johnson, Professor of Sociology and Director of Graduate Studies Emory University Drawing on interview data with black-white biracial adults, we examine the…

  • Reverse Passing? Kidding… Right?

    Reverse Passing? Kidding… Right? The Root 2010-12-14 Jenée Desmond-Harris A report that biracial people are denying their white parents seems absurd to me—but I’m paying attention anyway. Ever heard of Barack Obama? You know, the first black president? The one who won an election and near-deity status in the African-American community while openly discussing his…

  • Passing as Black: How Biracial Americans Choose Identity

    Passing as Black: How Biracial Americans Choose Identity Time Magazine: Healthland Friday, 2010-12-16 Meredith Melnick, Reporter and Producer The practice of passing—identifying with and presenting oneself as one race while denying ancestry of another—reached its peak during the Jim Crow era. Needless to say, the notion of having to “pass” as white is outdated and…

  • Why Biracial Means Black: The History of Race in America Means Most Blacks Are Biracial to Some Degree

    Why Biracial Means Black: The History of Race in America Means Most Blacks Are Biracial to Some Degree The Root 2010-12-14 Lauren Williams, Associate Editor Checking a census box that says “black” doesn’t mean you’re denying your white ancestry. It’s just how we roll in America. When Halle Berry scored her milestone Oscar win in…