Multiracial

state of belonging to a social group that has common national or cultural traditions. Children are not going to understand this, especially multiracial children who have multiple cultures they need to adapt too. This is why as young children Carlos and I both questioned who we were? Where do we fit in? There has never been a time where there has been more multiracial children and with this influx it creates different internal family dynamics. Ethnicity is a sensitive and complex subject when…

the USA, resulting in my own interpersonal examination and finding out how much was I ignoring many the mentioned issues. When reading Watson, from Rethinking Schools. I found that it made very little mention of multiracial individuals, and how they fit in todays society. As a multiracial individual myself (50% Chinese, 50% Colombian) who grew up in the States, I am often asked how do I define myself? Chinese? Colombian? Or American?. It puts a lot of pressure in an individual to have to…

Adrienne Rich originally wrote an essay entitled “Compulsory Heterosexuality”. Her essay “Compulsory Heterosexuality and Lesbian Existence” builds on the first by taking a close look into lesbian visibility and the lack of lesbian existence in feminist literature. Rich’s main arguments in regard to “compulsory heterosexuality” is that contrary to popular belief, she does not see heterosexuality as “natural”, but rather as a socially constructed institution. She believes that this construction…

Malaysia is a multi-cultural country consisting of Malays, Chinese, Indian, Orang Asli or the indigenous groups comprising of Senoi, Jakun and Negritos in Peninsula Malaysia and the such as the Dayak, Iban, Bidayuh, Orang Ulu in Sarawak and the Kadazan-Dusun, Bajau and Murut in Sabah. Each group brings with them their own cultures, art and architectural designs. The traditional Malays architecture is based on simplicity of design ideally suited to the tropical conditions. Taking into…

highlighting racial profiling and inequalities. But the methods in which race is examined and categorized have transformed from one census to another and the determination to quantify the multiracial populace are still evolving. The Hispanic/Latino communities in the U.S have remained distinct because of it multiracial nature (Anderson& Stephan1999). Some variances are obvious in the Hispanic and Latino population today which encompass skin color and appearance, but others factors are more…

Today in American culture, and many cultures across the world, "race" has become a means of human identification. Anthropologist, Audrey Smedley, researched how this sense of self identification has lead to negative effects, and how this actuality has developed over time. Examples of these negative effects as a result of racial identification have played a great role in America's history, and anthropologist, Faye V. Harrison delves into how it has shaped our view on "race" today, and ways in…

in the ability to secure a job, eat in certain restaurants of choice, and have the same perceived opportunities that were bestowed upon white people simply because of race or color. Passing is considered an act of deception because it allows a multiracial…

Assimilation Viewed Differently In the article “‘Blackicans’ and Other Reinvented Americans” Richard Rodriguez defines assimilation as something that happens when a person comes into a group, and becomes more like that group. Rodriguez is for and against assimilation he states “i am in favor of assimilation. i am not in favor of assimilation. i recognize assimilation”, he sees it as something that is inevitable(91). Assimilation has been viewed differently, and has been seen in a different…

Multiracial couples, human beings that don’t distinguish the color of their skin or the characteristic of their face, have respect between each other belief and cultures; most importantly the love between each other regardless of their appearances. Nobody’s Son is a story that involves a multiracial family acceptance between husband and wife, causing difficult time and self-identity to their son. A white mother and Mexican father; who hate each other for being that way they are, and what they…

Linda Brown attended third grade in Topeka, Kansas, she traveled over an hour to go to a school reserved for blacks. Her father tried to enroll her in a nearer school, but she was rejected for being the wrong race. With the N.A.A.C.P.'s help, Oliver Brown sued the Board of Education. On May 17, 1954, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled in the Browns' favor. Brown v. Board of Education started the civil rights movement, and began a slow but steady process of dismantling legal segregation. The…