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Living in ambiguity: the mixed race experience at Colorado State University

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dc.contributor.authorOlsen, Carl Izumi, author
dc.contributor.authorKim, Joon, advisor
dc.contributor.authorVernon, Irene, committee member
dc.contributor.authorAhuna-Hamill, Linda, committee member
dc.date.accessioned2007-01-03T08:34:17Z
dc.date.available2007-01-03T08:34:17Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractThis study analyzes the experiences of mixed race students at Colorado State University by using semi-structured interviews of nineteen students. The interviews reveal that multiracial students exhibit different forms of racialization as compared to monoracial students. Despite some commonalities, the study also demonstrates that multiracial students are not monolithic group. In an effort to highlight the uniqueness embedded in the diversity of multiracial students, the study analytically identifies three main clusters based on how they are perceived. These include: Non-White Mixed Race, In-Between Mixed Race, and White-Identified Mixed Race. The interviews also show that the three dominant themes mediate their multiracial identity: perception, self-identification and connection to culture. Finally, the participants in this study all point to the inability of the existing cultural centers in meeting their specific needs and call for the establishment of multiracial center that would provide resources for education, outreach and retention issues for multiracial students.
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dc.format.mediummasters theses
dc.identifierOlsen_colostate_0053N_11503.pdf
dc.identifierETDF2012400442ETST
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10217/74539
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherColorado State University. Libraries
dc.relation.ispartof2000-2019
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dc.subjecthapa
dc.subjectbiracial
dc.subjectdiversity
dc.subjectmixed race
dc.subjectmultiracial
dc.subjectstudent affairs
dc.titleLiving in ambiguity: the mixed race experience at Colorado State University
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thesis.degree.disciplineEthnic Studies
thesis.degree.grantorColorado State University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts (M.A.)

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