While parenting have a major impact on the formation of identity, race also play a large role in forming identity. As the world become more diverse, racial identity is one aspect of identity development that had been widely recognized (Lundahl & Hull 2015 p149). Racial identity can be challenging for multiracial individuals because they can face difficulty finding where they fit into society. For instance, individuals from a biracial or multicultural background may feel compelled to pick a side or conform to societal standards for race and ethnicity; as a result, many biracial individuals experience a lack of role models represented in society. For example, there is an underwhelming representation of Afro Latinos in the main stream media. Most
