Standing on both feet
Subtitle: voices of older mixed race Americans
By: Cathy J. Tashiro
Publisher: Paradigm Publishers
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Boulder, CO
Language: eng
Number of pages: 161
ISBN-13: 9781594519826
Subjects: Social conditions; Race; Attitudes; Miscegenation; Race identity; Older people; Racially mixed people
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: History matters : racial rules for blacks and Asians; title: Mixed race, it's a family affair; title: Mixed race identity, the racial chimera; title: Axes of difference : race and intersections of class and gender; title: Eurasian or Bangus? : other nations and mixed race; title: Aging and identity : the embodiment of history; title: Can we stand on both feet?