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Themes: Race & Ethnicity

Cheerios Ad Stars Interracial Family

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via Colorlines.com

"But where are you FROM?"

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a funny video response to that question

Photos of Rationalizing Race

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The history of racial and ethnic categories

U.S. Census: Rationalizing Race

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How and why racial categories change over time

PHOTOS: Racial Realities and Bed Stuy Memories

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Svetlana Kitto reports back on race, writing, and literature workshop

Photos of Researching Your Roots

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Genealogy workshop with Wilhelmena Kelly

My Mixed Kids Have It Differently

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via Michelle Norris for NPR

Melungeon People in Appalachia

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radio doc about mixed-race community via Transom.org

As Black as We Wish to Be

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an episode of State of the Re:Union

Mixed Heritage Storytime!

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“Baby brother or sister, will you look like me?”

U.S. Census: Rationalizing Race

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How do you describe your Race on the U.S. Census?

Researching Your Roots

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Genealogy workshop with Wilhelmena Kelly

Racial Realities: Writing about Race in the First Person

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8-session literature and writing workshop focusing on stories that reflect experiences of race and identity

Mixed Race Britain

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Readers share thoughts on being mixed race in Britain via The Guardian

New Americans

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A documentary-in-progress about the rise of multiracial people

Facing Race 2012

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Sady Sullivan reports back from Baltimore

Reflections on Critical Mixed Race Studies conference

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Rita Kamani-Renedo reports back from Chicago

Comedians Key & Peele

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Talk about how biracial identity influences their comedy (via Bullseye with Jesse Thorn)

Disney's First Latina Princess?

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“Princess Sofia is a mixed-heritage princess in a fairy-tale world." via NBCLatino

Answering "What Are You?"

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Photographs from a great event!

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