Looking for Young Adult Literature

Scholarly perspectives on the mixed race experience.

I am the “Rashida Jones” version of biracial. I have white skin and dark brown, wavy hair — people always assume I’m white. Mariah Carey, who has a white mother and a black, Venezuelan father, was the only white-looking biracial person I knew of growing up. She was the biracial role model I needed, and I often thought of her when I struggled with the constant denial and questioning I faced whenever I told someone I was part black.

Sarah E. Gaither, “I study biracial identity in America. Here’s why Meghan Markle is a big deal.” Vox, May 18, 2018. https://www.vox.com/first-person/2018/5/14/17345162/meghan-markle-royal-wedding-2018-race.

Looking for Young Adult Literature

Hannah Gómez
2012-08-29

I am an MA and MS candidate at Simmons College in Boston preparing to present a paper on the formation and assertion of biracial identity in Young Adult literature. While I’ve amassed quite the list of novels, I’m sure I am missing some from smaller presses and urban and hi/lo imprints from major publishers. I am also looking for relevant critical and historical sources on mixed race identity, terminology used to describe various mixes, and biracial literature. I’m seeking suggestions and pointers from the Mixed Race Studies community (no self-published books, please)! If you have a title or resource to suggest, please e-mail Hannah Gómez. Thanks!

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