Who Are We? New Dialogue on Mixed Race
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?
