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Author Tashiro, Cathy

Title Standing on both feet : voices of older mixed race Americans / Cathy J. Tashiro
Published Boulder, CO : Paradigm Publishers, ©2012

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 161 pages)
Contents History matters : racial rules for blacks and Asians -- Mixed race, it's a family affair -- Mixed race identity, the racial chimera -- Axes of difference : race and intersections of class and gender -- Eurasian or Bangus? : other nations and mixed race -- Aging and identity : the embodiment of history -- Can we stand on both feet?
Summary "In the first book to focus on the experiences of older Americans of mixed race, Cathy J. Tashiro explores questions of identity and the significance of family experiences, aging and the life course, class, gender, and nationality. Portraying African American/white and Asian American/white individuals, the book highlights the poignant voices of people who have embodied the transgression of the color line. Their very existence violated deep cultural beliefs in the distinctiveness of the races for earlier generations. Based on extensive interviews, the book offers a unique perspective on the social construction of race and racism in America."--Page 4 of cover
"In the first book to focus on the experiences of older Americans of mixed race, Cathy J. Tashiro explores questions of identity and the significance of family experiences, aging and the life course, class, gender, and nationality. Including African American/White and Asian American/White individuals, the book highlights the poignant voices of people who embodied the transgression of the color line. Their very existence violated deep cultural beliefs in the distinctiveness of the races at the time. Based on extensive interviews, the book offers a unique perspective on the social construction of race and racism in America"--Publisher description
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Racially mixed people -- United States -- Social conditions
Racially mixed people -- Race identity -- United States
Racially mixed people -- United States -- Attitudes
Older people -- United States -- Social conditions
Older people -- United States -- Attitudes
Miscegenation -- Social aspects -- United States
Race -- Social aspects -- United States
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Ethnic Studies -- General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
Racially mixed people -- Social conditions
Miscegenation -- Social aspects
Older people -- Attitudes
Older people -- Social conditions
Race -- Social aspects
Racially mixed people -- Race identity
United States
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781612051116
1612051111