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Themes: Self & Identity

Navigating Mixed Families
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From race to income to religion and more - via WNYC
Tri-Racial American
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Being Mixed in Today's America via Diverse Issues in Higher Education
Intermarried
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Photographic portraits of mixed families by Yael Ben-Zion
Hidden No More
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Historian Renee Romano writes about the importance of the CBBG oral history collections
One Drop - Many Views
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Shifting the Lens on Race - via NYTimes.com LENS
Passing for White and Straight
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How my looks hide my identity via Salon.com
PHOTOS: 3rd Annual What Are You?
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A discussion about mixed heritage
We're All Mixed Up
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A Tumblr for mixed people of color challenging the monoracial lens
Coming Out as Biracial
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Stephanie Georgopulos on her mixed experience, via Medium
Suzanne Lacy's Stoop Talk: Gender, Labor, and Gentrification
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Report back from Between the Door and the Street
Reading Series: Quantifying Bloodlines
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Join others interested in discussing family history, DNA, and the myth of purity.
What's Biology Got to Do with It? The Social Life of Genetics
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Part 1 in our reading series: Quantifying Bloodlines
Between the Door and the Street
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A public performance about gender politics, labor, and women's rights in Brooklyn; initiated by Suzanne Lacy with Creative Time and Brooklyn Museum
"The tormented half-breed in film..."
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INTERVIEWER JEN CHAU:            I want to talk a little bit about your thoughts about mixed-heritage identity now [2012]. 

Anna Roberts
Oral History

"All of the places that I grew up, they were mostly suburban, mostly white neighborhoods. In general, our family looked a lot different than most of the other families that lived in the area.  I definitely think that we were probably one of the only mixed families in upstate New York; and definitely Hudson, Massachusetts; and definitely in Larchmont, New York.

The Changing Face of America
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Essay and portrait photography via National Geographic
What's Purity Got to Do with It? Searching Family History & Genealogy
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Part 2 on our readings series Quantifying Bloodlines
Muslim And...? Portraits of American Muslims
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Join us for a panel presentation and discussion about the long and diverse history of Islam in America.
Science Fiction and Multiraciality: From Octavia Butler to Harry Potter
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Join us for an interactive presentation and dialogue about mixed-race identity and the role of science fiction in creating racial justice.
3rd Annual: What Are You? - A Discussion about Mixed Heritage
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Let's talk about race, ethnicity, and identity as it relates to art, filmmaking, and media. Join us for a panel discussion and interactive conversation!

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