Who Are We? New Dialogue on Mixed Race
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April 22, 2008
(New York Times, March 31, 2008) Senator Obama's biracial identity has brought attention to the experiences of Americans of mixed-race heritage. In the article, "Who Are We? New Dialogue on Mixed Race," individuals share the challenges of "navigating the tight space between racial divides."
Discussion Questions
- What are your ideas about "race"? Where do they come?
- How do assumptions about race shape the way we think about others and ourselves?
- In the United States, what does it mean to be of "mixed-race"? How has that meaning changed over time?
- How do the people in this story talk about their identities? What might we all learn from them?
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