Mixed Race Studies

Scholarly perspectives on the mixed race experience.

Tag: Zulema Valdez

Beyond Black and White: A Reader on Contemporary Race Relations

2018-05-19

Beyond Black and White: A Reader on Contemporary Race Relations SAGE Publishing 2017 488 pages Paperback ISBN: 9781506306940 Edited by: Zulema Valdez, Associate Professor of Sociology University of California, Merced Beyond Black and White is a new anthology of readings that reflects the complexity of racial dynamics in the contemporary United States, where the fastest-growing…
How the United States Racializes Latinos: White Hegemony and Its Consequences

2012-12-05

Mexican and Central American undocumented immigrants, as well as U.S. citizens such as Puerto Ricans and Mexican Americans, have become a significant portion of the U.S. population. Yet the U.S. government, mainstream society, and radical activists characterize this rich diversity of peoples and cultures as one group alternatively called “Hispanics,” “Latinos,” or even the pejorative…