Mixed: Multiracial College Students Tell Their Life Stories
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| Rating | : | 4.80 (571 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0801479142 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 200 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-07-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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In addition, the institution of higher education provides a context where identities are particularly under investigation and where the drama of race continues to play out. Furthermore, the 12 essays in the book explore aspects of multiracial students' experiences that have yet to be extensively researched, including the influences of familial dynamics, intersections of additional social identities, and the environments and communities in which one grows up. The 12 essays are enchanting and informative, providing a much needed text for engaging
Unlike individuals who define themselves as having one racial identity, these students have lived the complexity of their identity from a very young age. Bringing together twelve essays by college students who identify themselves as multiracial, this book considers what this identity means in a reality that occasionally resembles the post-racial dream of some and at other times recalls a familiar world of racial and ethnic prejudice.Exploring a wide range of concerns and anxieties, aspirations and ambitions, these young writers, who all attended Dartmouth College, come from a variety of racial, ethnic, and socio
She is coeditor of Mi Voz, Mi Vida and Mixed, both from Cornell.. Robert Kilkenny is Executive Director of the Alliance for Inclusion and Prevention and a Clinical Associate in the School of Social Work at Simmons College. Andrew Garrod is Professor Emeritus of Education at Dartmouth College. He is coeditor of Mixed; Mi Voz, Mi Vida; and
Five Stars Great book. I loved the different perspectives.