Tapestry: “The Cultural, Ethnic, and Racial Threads of an Evolving Community”
By Mariah Brown
Biracial identity is a complex part of the American narrative. The quest for equity among biracial people are enmeshed within this country’s long and complex history surrounding race, racial identity and racism in ways that seeps through the pores of society. Biracial people, at times, find themselves living between two worlds based on the racial identities of their parents. The 2020 Census unveiled a profound transformation in the demographic landscape of the United States, with the percentage of people identifying as multiracial experiencing an unprecedented surge. The multiracial population exploded from 2.9 percent in 2010 to a staggering 10.2 percent in 2020, comprising 33.8 million individuals. The Tapestry series explores what contributed to this explosion, the history of biracialism in America and stories of biracial life as experienced across three generations as experienced by people in the inland region and throughout California as the journey toward a fair and equitable multiracial, multiethnic society continues.
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This project is funded in part by the Stop the Hate program administered by the California State Library.
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