Mixed

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[A] valid and necessary addition to the field.... Mixed sheds light on pre-college, as well as collegiate experiences, which may be influential in the identities and lives of multiracial students. Furthermore, the 12 essays in the book explore aspects of multiracial students' experiences that have yet to be extensively researched, including the influences of familial dynamics, intersections of additional social identities, and the environments and communities in which one grows up.... The 12 essays are enchanting and informative, providing a much needed text for engaging multiraciality in higher education.

- Jessica C. Harris (Journal of College Student Development) With this collection, Andrew Garrod, Robert Kilkenny and Christina Gomez have done a significant service for anyone interested in an exploration of the complexity of issues facing multiracial persons. The 12 essays-six by women, six by men-written by students at Dartmouth College over the course of a 10-week academic terma provide an intimate first-person and appropriately diverse look at the multiple forces impacting the process of developing a multiracial identity.... This book's 12 essays provide important case material that can help promote the kind of thoughtful conversation necessary to move us forward as a diverse people.

- Tim Hatfield (Journal of Moral Education)