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Comments about a Multiracial Classification

Susan Graham2022-11-12T15:03:48+00:00November 12th, 2022|

On October 27th, Project RACE Members were asked to give our thoughts on a Multiracial classification to the Office of Management and Budget Working Group. Our Project RACE Teens President, Maddy Rempel, and her brother, our Project RACE Kids President, AJ Rempel, were exceptional in their presentation, which is below. Thank you to everyone for your support at this critical time. A category labeled as Multiracial would be a step in the right direction. However, this is still not very specific. Therefore, Under the Multiracial option you could have a [...]

Comments of Robert Cox before OMB Working Group

Susan Graham2022-11-09T17:47:21+00:00November 9th, 2022|

Hello, I appreciate the opportunity to talk with you today. I’m Robert, I’m 54 and I live in Denver with my wife and kids. I’m African American and European America and my wife is Native American, Chinese, and European American. And, of course, our kids are Multiracial. There is a singular moment in the lives of many Multiracial people in America. So often it’s the moment when we’re first told by the society we live in that we don’t fit into any of the officially recognized racial categories of that [...]

Multiracial Families, Long Distance

Susan Graham2022-10-02T22:27:22+00:00October 2nd, 2022|

My sweet and brilliant grandson Ashton just turned nine years old. His greatest love for years now is Bendy – he has drawn a fold-out rendition of Bendy and shown me in a video. He’ll be Bendy for Halloween this year. So I’m educating myself. Bendy is a video game character – this stuff seems dark. It’s advertised as the game “that will ruin your childhood love of cartoons.” I think I like it. While I watch a YouTube video of someone playing the game, I’m excited that my grandson [...]

It’s Famous Friday!

Susan Graham2022-09-30T13:30:05+00:00September 30th, 2022|

ZENDAYA Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman was born on September 1, 1996, and is a popular American actress and singer. Her father is African-American with roots in Arkansas and her mother has German and Scottish ancestry. Zendaya attended Oakland School for the Arts and while still a student, was cast in several roles in area theaters. She studied at the CalShakes Conservatory program and at the American Conservatory Theater. In November 2009, she auditioned for the role of CeCe Jones in the Disney sitcom Shake it Up and she was selected to [...]

What it Means to be Asian in America

Susan Graham2022-08-18T14:22:10+00:00August 18th, 2022|

Pew Research came out with a study on what it means to be Asian in America. This is what it states about multiracial people who are part Asian: Participants with multiethnic or multiracial backgrounds described their own unique experiences with their identity. Rather than choosing one racial or ethnic group over the other, some participants described identifying with both groups, since this more accurately describes how they see themselves.

Thank you, Crayola!

Susan Graham2022-08-10T22:56:26+00:00August 10th, 2022|

A display of Colors of the World by Crayola Crayons with different skin tones. Photo credit Ryan Graham.

Support Your Biracial or Multiracial Kids

Susan Graham2022-07-26T22:03:56+00:00July 26th, 2022|

10 Ways White Parents Can Support Their Biracial or Multiracial Kid The more you educate yourself, the better the parent you'll be for your child. KEY POINTS The fastest growing racial/ethnic group in the U.S. is those who identify with two or more races. Racism exists in today's world and will affect your child (and likely you). Educating yourself about their experience, and being open to hearing from them about it, is of vital importance. This post was co-authored by Samantha Stein, Psy.D., with guest writer Catherine Anderson, an [...]

Essay for the Times

Susan Graham2022-07-18T13:03:27+00:00July 18th, 2022|

Deb Ewing, our Project RACE Grandparents president noted the quotation below and wrote an essay for the times. Niemöller is perhaps best remembered for the quotation1: First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a socialist. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a trade unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—because I was not a Jew. Then they came for me—and there was no one [...]

Racism is still a big problem in the US, but this trend offers some hope By John Blake, CNN Updated 8:56 AM EDT, Sun July 3, 2022 A White judge tells an interracial couple that “Almighty God” placed the races on different continents because he “did not intend for the races to mix.” A US Senator writes a book about the dangers of interracial unions called, “Take Your Choice: Separation or Mongrelization.” A White father is so disgusted after reading a magazine article on interracial marriage that he writes a letter to the editor saying [...]

Whoppi Warns Clarence

Susan Graham2022-06-28T15:07:42+00:00June 28th, 2022|

Whoopi Goldberg Goes After Clarence Thomas By Warning Him That His Marriage Could Be Next: ‘You Better Hope They Don’t Come For You’ MIKE REDMONDTWITTER JUNE 27, 2022arencee As a daytime talk show focused on women, naturally, The View delved into the controversial Supreme Court ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade. As always, Whoopi Goldberg did not pull her punches, and the fiery co-host had some choice words for Justice Clarence Thomas, whose opinion opened the door for a cornucopia of regressive decisions that could peel back everything from gay rights, contraception, and even interracial marriage. A [...]