Biracial in America : forming and performing racial identity /

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"Elected in 2008, Barack Obama made history as the first African American President of the United States. Though recognized as the son of his white Kansas-born mother and his Kenyan father, the media and public have nonetheless pigeonholed him as black, and he too self-identifies as such. Obama...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Khanna, Nikki, 1974-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, c2011.
Subjects:
Racially mixed people > Race identity > United States.
Racially mixed people > United States.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
Race relations
Racially mixed people
Racially mixed people > Race identity
United States > Race relations.
États-Unis > Relations raciales.
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • A Note on Terminology; Chapter 01. Questions of Identity; Chapter 02. Black and White in America; Chapter 03. "From the Outside Looking In"; Chapter 04. "Blacks Accept Me More Easily Than Whites"; Chapter 05. "I'm Not Like Them at All"; Chapter 06. "I Was Like Superman and Clark Kent"; Chapter 07. Concluding Thoughts; Appendix A: Interview Schedule; Appendix B: Profile of the Research Sample; Appendix C: Further Reading; References; Index

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