Resource Directory for 'Students/Family Resources'
Mixed Heritage Center
The Mixed Heritage Center is LIVE! (ok so this post is a few weeks late, but I was busy at work)
The welcome reads as follows:
The Mixed Heritage Center (MHC) is a clearinghouse of information relevant to the lives of people who are multiracial, multiethnic, transracially adopted or otherwise affected by the intersection of [...]
Mixed Chicks - A podcast about being racially and culturally mixed
www.mixedchickschat.com is a site run by two mixed chicks (surprise surprise
I was referred to this site by a friend who thought I might find it interesting. The Mixed Chicks are two women of mixed racial and ethnic heritage who are longtime friends who do a podcast where they talk about what its [...]
Understanding Youth Culture
The target audiences for this article are teachers and counselors in the k-12 educational system, especially those working with younger children.
This is a really basic article that introduces the idea that multicultural education fails to recognize biracial and multicultural students. I had never thought about this myself, but the arguments that the author introduces [...]
Association of MultiEthnic Americans (AMEA)
“An international association organizations dedicated to advocacy, education and collaboration on behalf the multiethnic, multiracial and transracial adoption community.”
AMEA is a wonderful national organization that works to educate people about the issues that affect the mixed heritage/ethnicity population. They are well know for their activism in the areas of mixed heritage eductional issues, health [...]
Anti-Racist Parent
Anti-Racist Parent is a blog/web community started by the folks at New Demographic. Contributors talk about issues of race and racism and how to raise families committed to “an anti-racist outlook”. These families include monoracial families, adoptive families (including those who adopt transracially), and mixed race/ethnicity families.
The diversity of people who participate in [...]
Relative/Outsider: The Art and Politics of Identity Among Mixed Heritage Students.
Author: Kendra R. Wallace
Year: 2001
This is a great book on the subject of mixed heritage students of the high school and college ages. I would strongly recommend this book to counseling and student development professionals. Parents and families could get some insights from this book [...]
The Jewish Multiracial Network
I found this site while browsing around the internet. I have been a long time listener of Addicted to Race have heard several discussions between the hosts about the experience of growing up mixed race in the Jewish community. This site seems like a great community (maybe set up by people who had [...]
Mixed Matches: How to create successful interracial, interethnic, interfaith marriages.
No review available yet.
The Multiracial Experience: Racial Borders
No review available yet.
Racially Mixed People in America
No review available yet.
Experiences and Processes affecting Racial Identity Development
No review available yet.
Maria P.P. Root - Publications and Resources
This is Dr Root’s site that has listings of all of her research. Of most interest to this subject is her great wealth of research on mixed race issues. The link below is that of her list of resources and articles published. http://www.drmariaroot.com/publications.php#references
Fade: My Journeys in Multiracial America
I read this book after turning in my final project for my masters degree (the project that brought about this website) and was so sad that I had not been able to include it.
I liked this book for several reasons. The first reason, was that Elliot’s style for this book was a combination of [...]
Mixed: My Life in Black and White
This is a good book. Angela Nissel chronicles what it was like for her growing up as a mixed race girl. She talks about many issues that are experienced by mixed heritage people with a sense of humor that pulls the reader in. Mixed race people will surely see themselves in many [...]
Half and Half: Writers on Growing up Biracial + Bicultural
This book is a very good resource for those wanting to learn more about what it’s like to grow up mixed race. At the same time, this book is also very good for people, probably in the late college + age range, who are struggling to learn more about or come to [...]