Mixed Race Studies

Scholarly perspectives on the mixed race experience.

Today's census questions misunderstand both Hispanic and white identity

Right now, census data are distorting one of the most transformative population developments of the early 21st century. A sizable and growing number of young people come from families with one white and one minority parent, as more adults form families across racial and ethnic lines. By far the largest group among them have Hispanic and white European ancestry.

But you wouldn't know that from the 2000 or 2010 Census results. While 2000 was the first to allow Americans to report a multiracial heritage, neither it nor the 2010 Census allowed people to check off both part Hispanic and part something else.

Why? The culprit is that the census examines race and ethnicity with two questions: first, race; and then Hispanic origins. This format was created in accordance with a 1997 Office of Management and Budget memorandum that defined the standards for collecting and classifying ethnic and racial data to which all federal agencies must adhere.

Richard Alba, "There's a big problem with how the census measures race," The Washington Post, February 6, 2018. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2018/02/06/theres-a-big-problem-with-how-the-census-measures-race.

My Favorite Articles and Papers

For a quick treat, I’m providing a list of my favorite and most interesting articles. No subscription or payment is required, so dig in!

Title	Author
Extended Families: Mixed-Race Children and Scottish Experience, 1770-1820	Daniel Livesay
The Multiracial Epiphany of Loving	Kevin Noble Maillard
“If You’re Half Black, You’re Just Black”: Reflected Appraisals and the Persistence of the One-Drop Rule	Nikki Khanna
“Racially-Tailored” Medicine Unraveled	Sharona Hoffman
The History of the Idea of Race… And Why it Matters	Audrey Smedley

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