Multiracial Identity—A Study of Multiracial Students and their Experiences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
With the nullification of anti-miscegenation laws in the United States in 1967, this nation has seen a rise in the multiracial population as a result. Recently, there has been a surge in literature written about multiracial individuals, but individuals at the college level have not been widely researched. This study explores multiracial identity on the college campus and specifically examines how the University of Illinois (UIUC) campus has affected individual students of a mixed race background and their concept of race. Another objective is to open a discussion regarding multiracialism that is not currently happening on campus. The participants in this study include 8 self-identifying multiracial UIUC students—each interviewed by the researcher regarding their experiences on campus and the affect on their multiracial identity. The findings of this research have been combined with visual representation in the form of an artist's book, in order to challenge and deconstruct the visual aspects of race, and to contrast the visual with the lived experiences of the multiracial student participants.
School:
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Department:
Art History and Painting
Research Advisor:
Yoon Pak
Department of Research Advisor:
Educational Policy Studies
Year of Publication:
2005