LEADER 03614nam 2200769 a 450 001 9910815588003321 005 20081219151213.0 010 $a979-84-00-67956-8 010 $a1-282-40962-X 010 $a9786612409622 010 $a0-313-06544-6 024 7 $a10.5040/9798400679568 035 $a(CKB)1000000000767317 035 $a(EBL)494938 035 $a(OCoLC)317950956 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000439021 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11925744 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000439021 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10461328 035 $a(PQKB)11220628 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL494938 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10347009 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL240962 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC494938 035 $a(OCoLC)256763495 035 $a(DLC)BP9798400679568BC 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000767317 100 $a20080909e20092024 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aLight, bright, and damned near white $ebiracial and triracial culture in America /$fStephanie Rose Bird 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aWestport, Conn. :$cPraeger Publishers,$d2009. 210 2$aNew York :$cBloomsbury Publishing (US),$d2024. 215 $a1 online resource (166 p.) 225 0 $aRace and ethnicity in psychology,$x1543-2203 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a2-7598-9545-9 311 $a0-275-98954-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aPremixed, pre-measured : populace of the new world -- Too light to be Black, too dark to be white : who is passing for what? -- Tan territory : separating fact, fiction, and fantasy -- Some of America's best known biracials and triracials across history -- Bricolage : constructed identities of Les gens de couleur libre and Cane River Negroes -- From Italian explorers to Sicilian Contandini and biracial royals : the mixed race experience as illustrated by the Italian diaspora -- Black, white, and red all over American history : coming together yet remaining apart -- When things really go wrong : Australia's Black/white debacle -- Profiles of triumph and courage -- Current events : in government, on campus, the internet, and in the news -- Tool box for change/conclusions. 330 $aThe election of America's first biracial president brings the question dramatically to the fore. What does it mean to be biracial or tri-racial in the United States today? Anthropologist Stephanie Bird takes us into a world where people are struggling to be heard, recognized, and celebrated for the racial diversity one would think is the epitome of America's melting pot persona. But being biracial or tri-racial brings unique challenges - challenges including prejudice, racism and, from within racial groups, colorism. Yet America is now experiencing a multiracial baby boom, with at least three 410 0$aRace and ethnicity in psychology. 606 $aBlacks$xRace identity 606 $aEthnicity 606 $aEthnopsychology 606 $aRace awareness 606 $aRace relations 606 $aWhites$xRace identity 615 0$aBlacks$xRace identity. 615 0$aEthnicity. 615 0$aEthnopsychology. 615 0$aRace awareness. 615 0$aRace relations. 615 0$aWhites$xRace identity. 676 $a305.8 700 $aBird$b Stephanie Rose$f1960-$01623145 801 0$bDLC 801 1$bDLC 801 2$bDLC 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910815588003321 996 $aLight, bright, and damned near white$93957364 997 $aUNINA