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Library of Congress Subject Headings
Use these subject terms to search the Library's catalog to find books and other materials on mixed race topics:
Racially mixed children -- Psychology.
Racially mixed children -- Attitudes.
Racially mixed children -- Ethnic identity.
Racially mixed people -- United States -- Biography.
Interethnic marriage
Intermarriage -- United States.
Interracial Marriage--Law and legislation (Divided geogrphically)
Loving, Richard Perry--trials, litigation, etc
Loving, Mildred Jeter--trials, litigation, etc
Passing (Identity) -- United States
Racially mixed people -- Civil rights -- United States.
Racially mixed people -- Race identity -- United States.
Racially mixed people -- Politics and government -- United States
Racially mixed people -- United States --Social conditions
Racially mixed people -- United States -- attitudes
Internet Resources - General
- Critical Mixed Race StudiesCritical Mixed Race Studies is the transracial, transdisciplinary, and transnational critical analysis of the institutionalization of social, cultural, and political orders based on dominant conceptions of race.
- HalfKorean.comHalfKorean.com is an online community for all people of mixed Korean descent. Although the name of the site is HalfKorean.com, it is to encompass all people of mixed Korean descent no matter what the percentage.
- Mavin FoundationAn organization that helps build healthier communities by raising awareness about the experiences of mixed heritage people and families.
- Multiracial Americans of Southern Califormia (MASC)Seeks to "broaden self and public understanding of our interracial, multiethnic, and cross-cultural society by facilitating interethnic dialogue and providing cultural, educational, and recreational activities." (See also their "Resources" section.)
- Project RaceProject RACE advocates for multiracial children, multiracial adults, and their families primarily through multiracial education and community awareness. [They] do not advocate for racial classifications, but are committed to the appropriate inclusion of multiracial people on any forms that require racial identification. [They] support policies that make a positive impact on people of multiracial heritage at local, state, and national levels.
- The Race Card ProjectThe Race Card Project encourages people to condense their observations and experiences about race into one sentence with just Six Words. Since it began in 2010, the Project has received tens of thousands of Six Word stories from all over the world.
Census Info - Two or More Races
- 2000 U.S. Census: Two or More Races (Map)Statistics on U.S. multiple-race individuals.
- 2000 U.S. Census: Two or More Races (Brief)Statistics on U.S. multiple-race individuals.
- 2010 U.S. Census: Two or More Races (Brief)Statistics on U.S. multiple-race individuals.
- 2010 Census Press ReleaseShows Multiple-Race Population Grew Faster Than Single-Race Population.
Internet Resources - Tools
- data.census.govUseful to find numbers of interracial/multiracial people in a given area
- National Center for Education StatisticsLinks to a report by the National Forum on Education Statistics called : "Managing an Identity Crisis: Forum Guide to Implementing New Federal Race and Ethnicity Categories," which includes recommendations on how to improve the quality of education data gathered for use by policymakers and program decisionmakers.
- Pew Research: Social and Demographic ChangeSearch for different topics (e.g. "Intermarriage," to find a 2012 report that analyzes the demographic and economic characteristics of newlyweds who marry spouses of a different race or ethnicity)