Multiracial Identity and Racial Politics in the United States

by Natalie Masuoka

Book Overview

While pundits point to multiracial Americans as new evidence of a harmonious ethnic melting pot, in reality mixed race peoples have long existed in the United States. Rather than characterize multiracial Americans as a "new" population, this book argues that instead we should view them as individuals who reflect a new culture of racial identification. Today, identities such as "biracial" or "swirlies" are evoked alongside those more established racial...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190657472
• ISBN13: 9780190657475
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.6" x 9.8"