Mixed Race in the Age of Mrs. O
...written with Ulli K. Ryder, Ph.D. This study is designed to examine how mixed race identity is formulated and discussed by young adults in the United States. An intensely interdisciplinary project, we begin by discussing racial mixedness and identity “with a twist” as they pertain, not to President Obama but, to First Lady Michelle Obama. Self-identified as and accepted as “Black,” her mixed race ancestry is the subject of recent scrutiny. We begin by drawing on theories from Communication, Law, History and Critical Mixed Race Studies to engage this race/mixed race paradox (Pabst, 2003). In particular, we contextualize our project within the broader contemporary discourses and definitions of race, mixed race, and post-race. We then share the results from an open-ended survey of approximately 300 college age respondents who describe the first time they realized they were a race and how, if at all, they were affected by this realization. We conclude by summarizing survey results, focusing especially on the approximately 177 respondents who described themselves monoracially but with some mixed race ancestry. Results suggest the need to move beyond biracial black/white stages of biracial identity formation outlined by Nance and Foeman (2002): racial awareness, coping, identity emergence, and maintenance. Emergent themes yield hypotheses with implications for future research and action. Case in point: U.S. involvement in wars in the Middle East has profound implications for both status of Arab Americans and the “mixed” children of people of Arab descent and other Americans. |
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Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/03/2010 - 18:16.
what about geneaology
check out: www.tonyburroughs.com
his research could be very helpful for you and Ulli and this project. Let me know what you think.
Love, Grandma Jeri
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/03/2010 - 12:40.
blowing up hybrid vigor
this project that you and Dr. Ryder are doing sounds really important because it's "blowing up hybrid vigor" in a way that can actually be useful and progressive for all multiracials and monoracials.
This kind of thing is discussed on Racialicious:
http://www.racialicious.com/2010/03/02/mixed-kids-are-not-prettier-blowi...
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/03/2010 - 12:48.
how the census helps/hurts the cause
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/census/2010-03-02-census-multi-race_...
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/03/2010 - 12:38.
adding to your research project
If you decide to add literature to your study you should check this book out: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=124244813