Multiracial

the form of news or entertainment. According to CBC's mandate: “We tell YOUR stories, actively contributing to Canada's cultural expression, promoting a shared national identity and consciousness, and reflecting the country’s multicultural and multiracial nature”(CBC). In the 1920’s, Canada's national public broadcaster had become “a leader in producing and distributing distinctive Canadian content.”(CBC) So what happened? After taking a closer look at CBCs current broadcasting lineup, it is…

many aspects of what has influenced me as a person, and a woman of color. The process of my enculturation began at birth .I was born in 1990.The year is important because, in the early 90’s many people were still very biased about biracial and multiracial children. My ethnic background is Asian, and black-Hispanic. I was also adopted by Caucasian parents, and had an East Indian brother. It was 1997 during a hot Nevada summer is when I came to the realization as to what significant impact…

A diverse student and faculty population has been recognized as essential to teaching and preparing students for the truly global world in which we live. In the report, Does Diversity Make a difference, the American Council on Education released a report detailing 3 research papers on diversity in higher education. It is clear from the first paper that faculty values diversity in the classroom. “Faculty members believe that diversity helps all students achieve the essential goals of a college…

about people and not about race. We can also go out into the community and into shelters to have outreaches where all races and ages are welcome. Michael Emerson, a “peace” activist and Sociologist, is the leader of “The Multiracial Congregations Project”. He defines a multiracial congregation as one where no one racial group is more than 80% of the congregation. Using that standard, Emerson has found that only 8% of all Christian congregations in the U.S. are racially mixed to a significant…

To the ones who believe asking, “What are you?” is a valid conversation starter, I am multiracial and proud, but to simplify my ethnicities to others when asked, I identify myself as Asian. I was stereotyped because of how we are perceived in media and society. I spent years cowering in my own skin because others made me believe I was not Asian because of the size of my eyes, the color of my hair, and my personal interests. I was ashamed of what I looked like since I was convinced it embodied…

Geoffrey Benjamin says “In order to demonstrate the distinctiveness of each of the four cultures their differences have to be heightened, their similarities underplayed, and expressive forms have to be developed to display their separate-but-equal status” (Benjamin, 1976). Even though his article was written in 1976, just 11 years after Singapore’s independence, I think that his view still holds to a large extent in relation to the Singaporean society today. Firstly, historically being a…

The diversity of these groups and networks vary. Higher Education is a predominant profession of White males that ranges from low to upper middle class. I do not know the diversity of NASPA. NASPA does have Equality and Diversity constituent groups, and they are: African American, Asian Pacific Islanders, Disability Knowledge Community, LGBT, Indigenous Peoples, Latino/a, Women, Spirituality and Religion, and many more. The majority of TWC faculty and staff are White males and females that…

drinking at least 1 day in the past month. The sample was 62.8% female and reported a mean age of 20.09 years and was ethnically diverse, African American being 2.4%, Asian being 15.5%, Hawaiian/Pacific Islander being 1.6%, Hispanic being 12.9%, multiracial being 10.5%, other being 8.0%, and European American being 62.0%. Participants were sent email and postal mail providing information to an online survey that assessed sleep quality,…

Approximately 7 million people in the United States are apart of a multiracial family. An estimated number of the population will be 21% mixed race by the year 2050 (Herman, 1, 2008). Families don’t have to be one specific race. With all the different cultures in multiracial families can help bring joy to the home, Not only do they receive knowledge from all the diversity in their family. Most people probably think a…

Orientalism sees any other race than itself as a threat, in the U.S we tend to have an anti-immigration movement. “Anti-immigration movement targets immigrants of color: no matter how long immigrants of color reside in the US, they become targeted as foreign threats.” Ordinarily, people who have multiple ethnicities that have white in them claim that race. By reason of fright from what people would say about them. In Dallas, Texas a 21-year-old girl named Lena talked about life being if you…