Tuesday, 19 March 2013
Julie Kibler's "Calling Me Home"
Warner Bros. will soon be telling the tale of a post-Depression mixed-race relationship as they’ve acquired the rights to Calling Me Home, the semi-biographical debut novel from author Julie Kibler. Read more...
http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Julie-Kibler-Race-Related-Novel-Calling-Me-Home-Headed-Big-Screen-36341.html
Courtesy: Cinema Blend dot com
Julie Kibler's Race-Related Novel Calling Me Home Is Headed To The Big Screen by Nick Venable
Mixis or Mixed Races on the Web
Mixis is a new website for those of mixed origins.
Do you look Mixed?
Courtesy: The Root
What is Special about Mixed Races?
Channel Four has a documentary about Race. Is it Better to be Mixed Race? is the question posed to the viewer.
Mixed Race America
Read the blog about mixed races in America...
http://mixedraceamerica.blogspot.co.uk/
http://mixedraceamerica.blogspot.co.uk/
Color Coded College Applications
If you are a new mixed race student entering a College, how would you describe your ethnic origin, when there is no box available to describe your mixed race? The best course of action would be to write outside the box, the name of your mixed race.
http://themash.com/blog/news/2012/11/15/college-applications-mixed-race-ethnicity/
http://themash.com/blog/news/2012/11/15/college-applications-mixed-race-ethnicity/
Mixed Race Survey in Britain
What does it mean to be of Mixed Race in Britain today? Read more..
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/dec/12/mixed-race-britain-readers-respond
Courtesy: The Guardian
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/dec/12/mixed-race-britain-readers-respond
Courtesy: The Guardian
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Critical Mixed Race Studies Conference
DePaul University College- 2012 Critical Mixed Race Studies Conference
Over 400 scholars from across the U.S., Canada, the UK and other countries attended the 2nd biennial Critical Mixed Race Studies Conference, "What is Critical Mixed Race Studies?," and Mixed Roots Midwest at DePaul University in Chicago on November 1-4, 2012. Read more...
http://las.depaul.edu/aas/About/CMRSConference/index.asp"Brown Babies" from Germany
For much of his adult life, Daniel Cardwell has been immersed in a search for his identity and his past. Read more..
http://washingtoninformer.com/index.php/lifestyle/entertainment/item/13158-brown-babies-post-war-germanys-mixed-race-children
Courtesy: Washington Informer
http://washingtoninformer.com/index.php/lifestyle/entertainment/item/13158-brown-babies-post-war-germanys-mixed-race-children
Courtesy: Washington Informer
Mixed Races Rising in Brazil
The 2010 census marked the first time in which black and mixed-race people officially outnumbered whites, weighing in at just over 50 percent, compared with 47 percent for whites. Researchers suggest that Brazil actually may have been a majority-nonwhite country for some time, with the latest statistics reflecting a decreased social stigma that makes it easier for nonwhites to report their actual race. Read more...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/17/race-in-brazil-offers-lesson-to-us_n_2895325.html
Courtesy: Huffington Post
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/17/race-in-brazil-offers-lesson-to-us_n_2895325.html
Courtesy: Huffington Post
Mixed Race Canadians Claim Land
Canada's Manitoba Metis won a historic victory Friday, when the Supreme Court ruled that the federal government had failed to properly hand out land grants promised to the indigenous group 142 years ago. Read more..
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/afp/130308/mixed-race-groups-win-canada-land-claim
Courtesy: Global Post
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/afp/130308/mixed-race-groups-win-canada-land-claim
Courtesy: Global Post
Mixed Race Youth and Mothers Relationships
Multiethnic and mixed-race youth feel less satisfied with their moms—but more independent—compared to other youth, according to a new University of Michigan study. Read more...
http://www.ns.umich.edu/new/releases/21241-mixed-race-youth-feel-less-cohesion-with-mothers-but-greater-independence
Courtesy: University of Michigan News Service.
Brazilian Mixed Races
Many Brazilians cast their country as a racial democracy where people of different groups long have intermarried, resulting in a large mixed-race population. But you need only turn on the TV, open the newspaper or stroll down the street to see clear evidence of segregation. Read more...
http://atlantablackstar.com/2013/03/18/race-in-brazil-a-mix-of-openness-and-exclusion/
Courtesy: Atlantic Black star
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