Mixed Race America and the Law

Kevin R. Johnson is Mabie-Apallas Professor of Public Interest Law and Chicano/a Studies at the University of California Davis. His books include Mixed Race America and the Law: A Reader (NYU Press, 2002) and The "Huddled Masses" Myth: Immigration and Civil Rights.

"In tackling the meaning and implications of mixed race identity in American legal culture, Kevin Johnson provides a crucial contribution to the next wave of critical race theory. This insightful and thought-provoking collection links the history of anti-miscegenation laws to current debates surrounding multiracial identity. Mixed Race America challenges the binary construction of race and unveils contested elements of American identity." - Mary Romero, Arizona State University "It is now standard fare to say that America is increasingly becoming a & mixed-raced society. But what precisely does that mean? And how does the invocation of the mixed race category shape our thinking about race and discrimination? Exciting and timely, this anthology engages these, among other, questions. It is a must read. Creatively organized to address a number of important themes, the book provides a wonderful indication of what it might mean to take American multiracialism seriously." - Devon W. Carbado,University of California, Los Angeles "In Mixed Race America and the Law: A Reader, Kevin R. Johnson has edited one of the most important and timely anthologies on the general topic of race mixture and the law." (The Law and Politics Book Review) "The first work of its type . . . It offers a wide selection of material, almost all of it thoughtful and provocative." (Trial) "A recurring theme throughout the essays in Mixed Race Hollywood is that images of interracial relationships and multiracial people have shifted as social norms have evolved, and that groundbreaking representations arguably have also played a significant role in helping to change attitudes." (ColorLines) "An accomplished, well-researched view of race identity in cinema." (M/C Reviews) "Mixed Race America and the Law is . . . a provocative introduction to racial mixture and the law." (Journal of Ethnic History)

• part i Miscegenation, Intermarriage, and the Law A. The History of the Anti-Miscegenation Laws B. The Road to Loving v. Virginia and Its Impact C. Beyond Black and White part ii Racial Identity A. Legal Simplicity: The "One Drop" B. Real Complexity C. Mestizaje and La Raza Cosmica D. Indians, Intermarriage, and the Law of Indian Identity part iii "Passing" part iv The Census part v Inheritance Rights part vi Discrimination and "Colorism" part vii Af?rmative Action: "Box Checking" and Advantage-Taking part viii Race, Child Custody, and Transracial Adoption A. Child Custody B. Transracial Adoption C. The Indian Child Welfare Act part ix The Immigration and Naturalization Laws part x Racial Mixture Outside the United States part xi A Mixed Race Society: The End of Racism? part xii Future Mixed Race Legal Studies