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KTVA takes a look at the growing diversity in Anchorage. The largest increase is seen specifically in the mixed population.
Anchorage has seen an enormous increase in its minority population. The ethnic group that is growing the most is titled “other.”
The newest ethnic category called “other” refers to a mixed race or culture. A large […]

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USA Today interviews Alfre Woodard on what it’s like to be the creepy new character on Desperate Housewives. She also winds up mentioning a new project she is going to be in: Something New, an interracial love story scheduled to come out next year. She plays a disapproving mother, but talks about how she has […]

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The Daily Astorian takes a look at one high school student’s efforts to incorporate African culture in the lives of young children in Astoria, Oregon today.
For four weeks during late summer, the group of children, ranging from 3 to 8 years in age, learned some Swahili and other facets of African and African- American culture […]

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The Calgary Sun reports on a film about mixed identity that screened at the 2005 Calgary International Film Festival. Living on the Cusp took a look at “hyphenated-Canadians.”
Nakagawa looks at seven different subjects in her film, whose approach to their heritage is as diverse as their backgrounds. One of Nakagawa’s subjects is Fred Wah, whose […]

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A brand-new episode of Addicted to Race is out! If you haven’t already, please subscribe to our podcast in iTunes. Click here to launch iTunes and subscribe today, it’s absolutely free. Here’s a rundown of episode 6:
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The lack of good books written for mixed kids is the subject of Jen’s rant. She critiques […]