Mixed Race America

So it's a bit longer than I anticipated, but here is Part II of my playful querying about whether Barack Obama can be considered our first Asian American president (click here for Part I ). ...

http://mixedraceamerica.blogspot.com/2013/03/barack-obama-as-our-first-asian_31.html

It has been two months since I last wrote a post in this blog--which is embarrassing (sigh).  For all my good intentions, I have not felt compelled to write in this space, even though I, ostensi...

http://mixedraceamerica.blogspot.com/2013/03/barack-obama-as-our-first-asian.html

About a month ago I received a comment on a blog post, "Are Jewish People a Race " that read: "get raped you stupid chink cunt" There's obviously a lot that could be upsetting about readin...

http://mixedraceamerica.blogspot.com/2013/01/ending-rape-culture.html

I had hoped to post on the first day of 2013, but posting a day late is better than not posting at all--and since I'm heading out of town to go to MLA (big academic conference for English & Lit &...

http://mixedraceamerica.blogspot.com/2013/01/happy-new-year-mixed-race-america.html

It has been embarrassing how long it has been since I last wrote a blog post.  Well over a month.  Almost two.  In between the time I last wrote in this space, I've attended two conferences, g...

http://mixedraceamerica.blogspot.com/2012/12/tunnel-vision.html

Here's the last installment of the epic 3 part review on the film version of Cloud Atlas.  I really want to stress that my critiques and observations in these reviews have been based entirely on...

http://mixedraceamerica.blogspot.com/2012/11/cloud-atlas-review-part-3-mixed-race.html

Despite what all my friends who follow Nate Silver's blog were saying, I was still nervous last night and couldn't settle down until after 11:00pm when all the major networks called Ohio for Oba...

http://mixedraceamerica.blogspot.com/2012/11/four-more-years.html

So it probably goes without saying that a blog called Mixed Race America is going to support President Barack Obama's re-election and wants to URGE anyone who has not yet voted to please GO VOTE ...

http://mixedraceamerica.blogspot.com/2012/11/november-6-election-day-vote-for-obama.html

So here's part 2 of my 3 part review of Cloud Atlas (click here for part 1 ).  Today's topic: the film's use of yellowface and other Orientalized aspects of Cloud Atlas. There are many people ...

http://mixedraceamerica.blogspot.com/2012/11/cloud-atlas-review-part-2-yellowface.html

So I just saw the film Cloud Atlas, which is based on David Mitchell's novel of the same name --a novel that defies easy categorization since Mitchell is Irish, the six settings of the six embedd...

http://mixedraceamerica.blogspot.com/2012/11/cloud-atlas-film-review-in-3-parts.html

Recently I've been realizing that there are people whose race I've assumed to be one thing who are, in fact, something else.  People who I thought were mixed-race African American who turn out t...

http://mixedraceamerica.blogspot.com/2012/10/how-much-does-mixed-race-matter.html

In 1992 the city of Berkeley decided that the second Monday in October would be celebrated as Indigenous People's day, because in the U.S. we've celebrated this as a holiday for that other guy . ...

http://mixedraceamerica.blogspot.com/2012/10/celebrate-indigenous-peoples-day.html

Living as we do in the 21st century, where in the U.S. inter-racial marriages, mixed race people, and our first non-white President are now part of the norm (or at least are part of the norm for ...

http://mixedraceamerica.blogspot.com/2012/10/racism-its-alive-and-well.html

If you haven't been living under a rock, and if you have friends who are Asian American, Korean American, or Korean (or just anyone paying attention to pop culture) then you have undoubtedly seen...

http://mixedraceamerica.blogspot.com/2012/09/the-argument-against-english-only-in-us.html

This video really speaks for itself -- as the post title says, there IS going to be a moment when Jeremy Lin and Hello Kitty meet up--and for that alone, you should watch. 

http://mixedraceamerica.blogspot.com/2012/09/jeremy-lin-hello-kitty-awesome.html

So as any regular readers of this blog will know, I am a proud Democrat who campaigned for Barack Obama in 2007.  In fact, my 3rd blog post is titled "Obama for President ."  Which means that i...

http://mixedraceamerica.blogspot.com/2012/09/if-mixed-race-america-was-political.html

A few weeks ago I received a lovely email message from Shaun, the creative talent behind the tumblr "Amy & Shaun ."  He sent me a link to his tumblr , along with this description: > The pictu...

http://mixedraceamerica.blogspot.com/2012/08/introducing-tumblr-amy-shaun-mixed-race.html

I think another title for this post could be "What is it like to be in the majority?" but I it's not just any majority I wanted to write about today, the last day of my beach vacation in my home ...

http://mixedraceamerica.blogspot.com/2012/08/what-is-it-like-to-be-white.html

A few months ago I was sent a link to a Youtube video by two Wellesley College students, Nicole and Meliora.  I didn't click on it because (a) I'm never sure if things are a "scam" and some awfu...

http://mixedraceamerica.blogspot.com/2012/08/activism-as-parody-from-women-of.html

An Open Letter to everyone in the United States, I am heartsick.  The recent violence in Aurora, Colorado and now the shooting at the Oak Creek, Wisconsin Gurdwara (Sikh temple).  So much vi...

http://mixedraceamerica.blogspot.com/2012/08/dear-mixed-race-america-its-time-to.html

Unless you've been truly living off the grid and avoiding human contact & any form of news, then you know that the London Olympics have started. I must confess that I'm a fan of the Olympic...

http://mixedraceamerica.blogspot.com/2012/08/who-do-you-root-for.html

I do not follow collegiate sports, generally speaking.**  Nor do I watch major league sports.  I guess you could say I'm not a "team" person because the sports I'm attracted to watching (and pl...

http://mixedraceamerica.blogspot.com/2012/07/changing-institutional-culture-thoughts.html

While most people have probably heard of Title IX and think of its main application in terms of providing equal access for girls and women in high school and college sports, many people may not ...

http://mixedraceamerica.blogspot.com/2012/07/tgif-patsy-mink-pioneer-powerhouse.html

As most of the world who follows the NBA or Asian American athletes or the very fine intersection of the two in the singular figure of Jeremy Lin now knows, Lin is moving to Houston to join the R...

http://mixedraceamerica.blogspot.com/2012/07/linsanity-moves-to-houston.html

This weekend I attended a friend's wedding.  It was absolutely lovely, a lot of fun, and the epitome of this blog--Mixed Race America.  The bride is a white Mennonite from Canada.  The groom i...

http://mixedraceamerica.blogspot.com/2012/07/fear-of-mixed-planet.html