Bethany Berger (UConn): Diversely Native. Non-Hispanic whites with American Indian ancestry make up a full half of the current population of mixed-race Americans but are among the least likely to say that they are multiracial. From the Pew Research Center, a survey on Multiracial in America: Proud, diverse and growing in numbers. Mat Johnson on why you can kiss my mulatto ass: “The recent re-emergence of mulatto identity isn’t about race, it’s about actively acknowledging a multiethnic reality in a simplistically racialized world” (and more). Danielle Douglas-Gabriel on the cultural ramifications of dreadlocks. The hoodie and the hijab: Leah Mirakhor on Arabness, blackness, and the figure of terror. Khaled A. Beydoun (Barry): A Demographic Threat? Proposed Reclassification of Arab Americans on the 2020 Census. Around 1% of America’s population, over 3.3m people, are “Asian Indians”, and on the usual measures of success they outstrip all other minorities. Vinay Harpalani (Savannah): To Be White, Black, or Brown? South Asian Americans and the Race-Color Distinction. After 200 years, Native Hawaiians make a comeback. Feliks Garcia on how America is a prison state — but not for the reason right-wing conspiracy theorists think. In less than 30 years, whites will lose their majority, and we will be a nation composed solely of minorities — how will America cope? By marketing, of course. The introduction to Race and Races: Cases and Resources for a Diverse America by Richard Delgado, Jean Stefancic, Juan F. Perea, Angela P. Harris, and Stephanie M. Wildman.
