Exploring the diversity of "mixed race" experiences in Britain

When?

Monday 15 October 2007, 17:00 to 18:30

Where?

Room 04AD00, Department of Economics, University of Surrey

Open to:

Staff, Students, Public

Speaker:

Dr Miri Song

Dr Miri Song, University of Kent

Abstract

There is now considerable growth in the 'mixed race' population in Britain. While the census (and quantitative studies about this population in the USA) has provided valuable information about the numbers of people who claim mixed ancestry, we still know little about how mixed people (and different types of mixed people) think about and experience their mixed heritage. I will provide some tentative and preliminary thoughts, drawing on an ongoing project which examines the identities and experiences of various types of mixed young people in Britain.