Multiracial and Adopted Asians

Posted in Articles, Asian Diaspora, Identity Development/Psychology, Media Archive, United States on 2010-11-16 05:34Z by Steven

Multiracial and Adopted Asians

Electronic Magazine of Multicultural Education
Volume 3, Number 2 (Fall 2001)
Theme: Interracial and Mixed-racial Relationships and Families

C. N. Le, Senior Lecturer Professor
University of Massachusetts, Amherst

In the 1980s Asian Americans became the fastest growing racial/ethnic group in the United States in terms of percentage growth.  As part of this growth, the number of those who are multiracial and adopted from Asia is increasing significantly.  These particular Asian Americans face unique political and cultural challenges from Asians and non-Asians alike.  While many struggle to fit into both cultures, many are creating their own identity that unites, rather than separates, their experiences. 

Table of Contents

  • All Mixed Up?
  • All Asians Alone or with Other Races
  • Room to Grow
  • Much More Than the Sum of the Parts
  • References
  • Editor’s Note

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Ethnic, Multi-Ethnic, and Nationalist Identity in Belize: Voices of Belizean Children

Posted in Anthropology, Articles, Caribbean/Latin America, Identity Development/Psychology, Media Archive, Teaching Resources on 2010-11-15 23:21Z by Steven

Ethnic, Multi-Ethnic, and Nationalist Identity in Belize: Voices of Belizean Children

Electronic Magazine of Multicultural Education
Volume 3, Number 1 (Spring 2001)
Theme: International Perspectives on Race and Ethnicity

Sarah Woodbury Haug

This paper discusses ethnicity and nationalism in children in the rural community of Punta Gorda, Belize. Ethnicity and nationalism are important aspects of identity in Belize because of a deliberate government policy to teach about these identities in the schools. My purpose in this paper is to contrast what is taught in schools about ethnicity and nationalism with how children describe their own identities.

Table of Contents

  • The Government’s Plan
  • Methodology
  • Ethnicity in Punta Gorda
  • Working in the Schools
  • Voices of Ethnically Mixed Children
  • Conclusion
  • Endnotes
  • References

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