Signs of a New American Identity

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Stories of people, communities, and groups strengthened by diversity.

Race: Are We So Different? by Ashlee Green posted Mar 04, 2010: Line up a dozen skin types against your own: Can you tell where black ends and white begins?
Blended Nation: Photos That Teach About the Complexities of Race by Berit Anderson posted Mar 04, 2010: Mark Tauber's Blended Nation is a book that chronicles the struggle for identity faced by mixed-race individuals.
Just Cause Broaden's Fight for Tenant's Rights by Berit Anderson posted Mar 04, 2010: Two organizations working on opposite sides of the Bay Bridge realized that they would be better able to serve low-income tenants by working together.
Colors in New York: A Restaurant Cooperative by Berit Anderson posted Mar 04, 2010: Mamdouh founded the worker-owned Colors as a tribute to those who’d lost their lives in the World Trade Center.
Comedian Teja Arboleda Uses Humor to Break Down Racial Barriers by Ashlee Green posted Mar 04, 2010: Teja Arboleda is part of a new generation of mixed-race comedians who are using humor to break down racial barriers.
Intentional Integration in Pennsauken, N.J. by M. Paloma Pavel posted Mar 04, 2010: Pennsauken, pop. 36,800, established a Stable Integration Board to oversee real-estate transactions and other efforts, and a multicultural community has flourished.
Artist Explores the "Hapa" Experience by Ashlee Green posted Mar 04, 2010: Kip Fulbeck created the book he always wanted as a kid: The Hapa Project, a series of photos and essays documenting the part-Asian experience.
Jen Chau Forms Swirl, Unites Communities by Berit Anderson posted Mar 04, 2010: The daughter of a white Jewish mother and a Chinese father, Jen Chau started a meet-up group called Swirl, for multiracial people who wanted to form their own networks.
US Social Forum: Forging Alliances, a Movement of Movements by Ashlee Green posted Mar 04, 2010: Organizers expect more than 25,000 when the second United States Social Forum meets June 22–26, 2010, in Detroit.