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Themes: Self & Identity

More Culture than Color
Article

Check out the latest article in The New York Times' Race Remixed series:

"For Many Latinos, Racial Identity Is More Culture than Color"

 

PHOTOS: Kip Fulbeck presents The Hapa Project
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Artist Kip Fulbeck engaged a lively audience in talking about his Hapa Project and other works.
"The What Are You? question..."
Clip
In this clip from an interview conducted in 2011, Teresa Ish talks about being asked the "What Are You?" question - a common experience for many multicultural / multiracial people.
Season Two of acclaimed web series Black Folk Don't
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"Sometimes you substitute 'black' for 'lower class' and they're not the same." - from Black Folk Don't
Bridging the Gap: Poetry Showcase
Article
"Pen to the page, we checkin' all the boxes now!"
Watch & Discuss Vin Diesel's short film Multi-Facial
Article
"They probably think I'm some misogynist homophobic guido." - Vin Diesel
The Hapa Project: A multiracial identity art project created by artist Kip Fulbeck
Article

Join a discussion about what it means to be Hapa. Once a derogatory label derived from the Hawaiian word for “half,” Hapa has since been embraced as a term of pride by many whose mixed racial heritage includes Asian or Pacific Island descent.

What Are You? a discussion about mixed heritage
Article

Participate in this discussion about mixed heritage co-sponsored by Loving Day, a global network fighting racial prejudice through education and building multicultural community.

Voices of Mixed Heritage: Crossing Borders, Bridging Generations
Teacher Resource

Voices of Mixed Heritage: Crossing Borders, Bridging Generations is an interdisciplinary curriculum designed for grades 6–12. We invite students and educators to engage with the topic of mixed heritage and identity in the United States from the mid-19th century to the present.

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