Living the multiracial experience: Shifting racial expressions, resisting race, and seeking community

Qualitative Social Work

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 42-60

  Jackson, Kelly Faye ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnic Identity; Mixed Race; Multiracial; Narrative Research; Racial Identity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855177705     PISSN: 14733250     EISSN: 17413117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1473325010375646     Document Type: Article

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