Mixed Chicks Chat

Episode 235: New York Times Bestseller, Rachel Simon, The Story of Beautiful Girl

New York Times Bestseller Rachel Simon joins us to talk about The Story of Beautiful Girl, a wonderful story about love across the color lines and the Mixed experience.  Listen in and think about mixed versus fixed!  (Note: Rachel will be on paperback tour at the beginning of 2012. Don't miss her!)

Mixed Germans adopted by African Americans

http://www.theroot.com/buzz/german-brown-babies-search-their-roots

Michigan, anyone?

If you're looking for a place to raise your blended family, this may be of interest:

Lansing has highest percentage of people who identify as multiple-race black

http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/article/20111118/NEWS01/111180327/Lansing-has-highest-percentage-people-who-identify-multiple-race-black-?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE

Brazil 2010 Census - Changing Race Balance

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-15766840

Episode 233: Part II - Christina Guillen

It is exciting to talk with writer and blogger Christina Guillen.  Learn more about Christina from this week's chat and also at her Half-Moon Jefa website and Half-Moon Jefa Tumblr blog.

Episode 233 Mixed Chicks Chat with Dr. Mark Christian

Mark Christian received his B.A. in Sociology and American Studies from Liverpool Hope University, his M.A. in Black Studies from The Ohio State University, and his Ph.D. in Sociology from The University of Sheffield in 1997. He is the author of Multiracial Identity: An International Perspective (Palgrave, 2000) and two other edited volumes, and has been the guest editor of three special issue journals. Currently, he is the book review editor for the Journal of African American Studies. His current interdisciplinary research interests include African American music influences on The Beatles and the development of African & African American Studies as a field/discipline in the 21st Century.

New Play on the Mixed Experience!

Thanks mixedracestudies.org for this info!

A Free Man of Color

Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
October 2011
112 pages
5 1/2 x 8 1/4
Paperback ISBN-13: 978-0-8021-4566-6

John Guare’s new play is astonishing, raucous, and panoramic. A Free Man of Color is set in boisterous New Orleans prior to the historic Louisiana Purchase. Before law and order took hold and class, racial, and political lines were drawn, New Orleans was a carnival of beautiful women, flowing wine, and pleasure for the taking. At the center of this Dionysian world is the mulatto Jacques Cornet, who commands men, seduces women, and preens like a peacock. But it is 1801 and the map of New Orleans is about to be redrawn. The Louisiana Purchase brings American rule and racial segregation to the chaotic, colorful world of Jacques Cornet and all that he represents, turning the tables on freedom and liberty.

Mixed-race youths rank high in alcohol, substance abuse

White and mixed-race youths rank high in alcohol, substance abuse.

Freedom Sisters Essay Contest!

Note that the application deadline is November 21, 2011.

ESSAY CONTEST:

http://www.museumoftolerance.com/atf/cf/%7B0418CDF9-65C7-4424-955C-E30218530A20%7D/FS_essay_LA.pdf

More useful info:

EDUCATION RESOURCE GUIDE:

http://www.museumoftolerance.com/atf/cf/%7B0418CDF9-65C7-4424-955C-E30218530A20%7D/FSEducGde-web.pdf

 SPANISH LANGUAGE BROCHURE:

http://www.museumoftolerance.com/atf/cf/%7B0418CDF9-65C7-4424-955C-E30218530A20%7D/freedomsSisters_Spanish_gallery_guide.pdf

Best of luck!

PAID INTERNSHIP!

Multiracial Studies Education - Internship

Posted on: October 31, 2011

Posted by: Multiracial Americans of Southern California

Description

Position:

MULTIRACIAL STUDIES EDUCATION – INTERN

by: MULTIRACIAL AMERICANS OFSOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (MASC)

Multiracial Americans of Southern California (MASC) www.mascsite.org is seeking an intern to assist with the project “Multiracial Studies Course” to be conducted at a high school in Los Angeles in Spring 2012 (February to July 2012). Intern must be available fr om December 2011 to attend meetings and related to course planning with Curriculum Designer and Course Coordinators. This is a paid internship.

Duties:

• Tasks related to course administration including: classroom setup, taking attendance, getting supplies and organizing class activities
• Communication with school administration, guest speakers, and MASC leadership
• Assistance with evaluation of course effectiveness, summary of course highlights for use in funder reports
• Intern must be available on-site for each class (twice a week on weekday afternoons)

Skills and Qualifications:

• Interest and passion for multiracial issues and history
• Organized, dependable, accountable
• Some teaching experience – (teaching certification not required)
• Familiarity with high schools or other educational institutions
• Valid driver’s license and access to a vehicle
• Bachelor’s degree in Education or related field preferred.

How to apply

Recruitment Process:

Please submit resume with a cover letter stating why you are interested in this position to: info@mascsite.org

Deadline to apply: Monday, Nov. 21, 2011.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for an interview. We thank you for your application and interest in Multiracial Americans of Southern California (MASC).

 

 

This position is also posted on www.idealist.org

Position link: http://www.idealist.org/view/internship/WP7632FcsW8d/