News tagged with multiracial identity


Multiracial identity associated with better social and personal well-being

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Feb 10, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Many people assume that individuals who identify with one race should be better off than multiracial individuals who identify with a mixed race heritage. However, a new study in the Journal of Social Issues found that studen ...





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Does it matter if black plus white equals black or multiracial?

Other Sciences / Other

created Oct 10, 2008 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (7) | comments 4

"Is Barack Obama Black or Biracial?" a recent CNN.com headline asks. The question of whether Obama should be considered black or multiracial has been a concern of the media throughout the campaign.


Do Americans have an identity crisis when it comes to race and ethnicity?

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Mar 26, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Say goodbye to Italian-Americans and German-Americans and say hello to Vietnamese-Americans, Salvadoran-Americans and a bunch of other hyphenated Americans.


Fla. man accepts plea in record data theft case

Technology / Internet

created Aug 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

(AP) -- An accused computer hacker charged in what prosecutors call the largest identity fraud case in U.S. history has agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy, wire fraud and aggravated identity theft charges.


Identifying ID theft and fraud

Other Sciences / Other

created Oct 14, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

If the wife of FBI boss Robert Mueller has warned him not to use internet banking because of the threat of online fraud, then what hope is there for the average Jo? The results of research published in a forthcoming issue ...


Mixed-race patients struggle to find marrow donors (AP)

Mixed-race patients struggle to find marrow donors

Medicine & Health / Other

created May 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- If Nick Glasgow were white, he would have a nearly 90 percent chance of finding a matching bone marrow donor who could cure his leukemia.


Online racial discrimination linked to depression, anxiety in teens

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

In the early days of the Internet, some scholars once predicted a lessening of racism and race-based discrimination in online interactions thanks to the anonymity and race-neutral nature of the medium. But according to a ...


Sentencing postponed in HP phone record scandal

Technology / Business

created Aug 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Sentencing has been postponed for a private investigator who helped Hewlett-Packard Co. unearth private telephone records of board members and journalists.


Investigators in the United States and Egypt have smashed a computer "phishing" identity theft scam

FBI smashes US-Egypt cyber 'phishing' ring

Technology / Internet

created Oct 07, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Investigators in the United States and Egypt have smashed a computer "phishing" identity theft scam described as the biggest cyber-crime investigation in US history, officials said Wednesday.


Ethnic pride may boost African-American teens' mental health

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Most adolescents who belong to an ethnic minority group wrestle not only with their self-esteem (like most teens), but also with identity issues unique to their ethnic group, such as dealing with social stigma. A new study ...


ID card can learn lessons from history

ID card can learn lessons from history

Technology / Other

created Sep 25, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Identity theft is increasingly prevalent in today's society, yet we have repeatedly failed to develop a reliable technology of identification to prevent misuse and forgery.



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