{"id":21332,"date":"2012-03-12T21:11:58","date_gmt":"2012-03-12T21:11:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mixedracestudies.org\/wordpress\/?p=21332"},"modified":"2012-03-12T21:18:39","modified_gmt":"2012-03-12T21:18:39","slug":"multiracial-identity-film-review-by-patricia-b-mcgee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mixedracestudies.org\/wp\/?p=21332","title":{"rendered":"Multiracial Identity [Film Review by Patricia B. McGee]"},"content":{"rendered":"

Multiracial Identity [Film Review by Patricia B. McGee]<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Educational Media Reviews Online<\/a>
\n2011-07-19<\/p>\n

Patricia B. McGee<\/a><\/strong>, Coordinator of Media Services
\nVolpe Library & Media Center
\nTennessee Technological University, Cookeville, Tennessee<\/em><\/p>\n

Multiracial Identity<\/a>
\n<\/em>2010
\nDistributed by Bullfrog Films, PO Box 149, Oley, PA 19547; 800-543-FROG (3764)
\nProduced and Directed by Brian Chinhema
\nDVD, color, 77 min. and 56 min.
\nJr. High – General Adult
\nAfrican American Studies, Anthropology, Multicultural Studies, Sociology<\/p>\n

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\"HighlyHighly Recommended<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Multiracial Identity explores the complexities of what it means to be a person of mixed race heritage in the United States, and how the concept of mixed race \u201cchallenges racial perceptions and boundaries.\u201d Race is a concept with its origins in custom and mores; in America persons with both black and white ancestry are viewed as black, a legacy of the \u2018one drop rule\u2019 intended to preserve the racial purity of the white race. The film explores the history of how multiracial individuals have been treated in America, how the mixed race class provided a shield between blacks and whites, and how the paper bag, blue vein or comb tests would be used to determine racial membership…<\/p>\n

…For multiracial people the lack of a mixed race categorization can be a source of conflict and distress. Many find the categorization \u201cother\u201d on many forms to be dehumanizing, or they feel they \u201cdon\u2019t really have a place.\u201d Others, when forced to choose membership in a single group, feel they are denying half their heritage. Sometimes they end up without the strong support of the very cultural group they are forced to identify with. Yet, if the concept of race were eliminated, America would no longer be able to track racial discrimination. Muddying the water still further is the question where to place Hispanics\u2014which is a linguistic rather than a racial group…<\/p>\n

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